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Schooley, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Blackland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71851. It stands on Grahm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Columbus quadrangle.

Schooley within Howard County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

19 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Schooley between 2000 and 2018, burning about 159 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined5
Natural4
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use2
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
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2011Natural15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2007Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Arson/incendiarism35 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 August 2005Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 August 2011Natural8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Howard County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Schooley: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arkansas-Louisiana Lime Co.PitStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Howard 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
Allbrook2.2 miles15
Tollette2.2 miles15
Buck Range2.9 miles14
Okay5.0 miles15
Saratoga5.1 miles15
Mineral Springs5.2 miles14
Schaal5.8 miles15
Midway6.3 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62676. 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.