BlockPump Springs, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Nashville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71852. It stands on Pump Springs Branch. The Survey maps it on the Nathan quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Nathan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Center Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Pump Springs (historical) between 1993 and 2017, burning about 360 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Pump Springs (historical): 21 unknowns, 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. B. Lewis Pit | Strontium | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Highland Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Bingen | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bobby Smith Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Corinth | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Temperanceville | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Nashville | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Perkins | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Olive (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Amity (historical) | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Reed | 6.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62660. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.