Republican, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72058. It stands on Peavine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Damascus quadrangle. It stands 374 feet above sea level.
On record in Republican
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Castleberry-Harrington Historic Districtlisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Damascus quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
100 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Republican between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,011 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 20 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Republican: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Ray Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stell Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Republican in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2015: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Republican | $15,000 | Trees and large limbs were down near Arkansas Highway 25 and U.S. Highway 65. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Republican | $1,000 | Street flooding occurred around Greenbrier and Springhill. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Republican | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Republican | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bono | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Pinnacle Springs (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Twin Groves | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Soda Valley | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Greenbrier | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Martinville | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Grove | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Guy | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Republican | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191735 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78166. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








