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Sardis, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Bodcaw Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71801. The Survey maps it on the Patmos quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sardis within Hempstead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

88 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Sardis (historical) between 1997 and 2019, burning about 994 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 22 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Arson/incendiarism22
Debris and open burning21
Natural11
Equipment and vehicle use8
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 1999Natural5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hempstead County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sardis (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hempstead County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
New Hope0.5 miles15
Alton (historical)2.0 miles15
Coler2.4 miles15
Patmos2.7 miles15
Evening Shade3.4 miles15
Hennessey (historical)4.9 miles14
Shover Springs5.2 miles15
Spring Hill5.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61464. 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.