Shumaker, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71720. It stands on Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eagle Mills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Eagle Mills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Bearden quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
187 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Shumaker between 1997 and 2020, burning about 898 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 58 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 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 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Shumaker: 18 past producers, 5 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fairchild Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shumaker in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Shumaker | $2,000 | After damaging the campus of Southern Arkansas University Tech, this tornado continued tracking through the Highland Industrial Park, passing from the Calhoun County portion into the Ouachita County portion. The tornado knocked down a few trees and then ended quickly. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onalaska (historical) | 0.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lilley (historical) | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Eagle Mills | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Vanduzer | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Harmony Grove | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Camark | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Salem | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Warner | 4.5 miles | 15 |
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 Q122560951 | 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 58624. 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.








