Saint Scholastica, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Shoal Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72851. It stands on Pee Dee Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Blaine quadrangle.
On record in Saint Scholastica
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Anhalt Barnlisted 1993 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS New Blaine quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS New Blaine quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Saint Scholastica between 1994 and 2017, burning about 1,155 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | REDS FIRE |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2006 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BROCK #2 |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 262 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BROCK CREEK |
| 6 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Saint Scholastica: 15 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Cherry Blend Stone Co | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Texas Ledgestone | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Rainbow Stone Quarry &Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Midway Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Needham Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| River Mountain Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rv Mtn | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoal Creek | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Sommer (historical) | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| New Blaine | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Johnson | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Midway | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Prairie View | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Dublin | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Tokalon | 5.0 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594100 | 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 64189. 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.









