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Simmons, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ruddell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It lies near Grooms Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Batesville quadrangle.

Simmons within Independence County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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

83 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Simmons between 1997 and 2020, burning about 892 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 burning33
Arson/incendiarism23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2002Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2000Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 August 2012Natural9.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Independence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 34 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Simmons: 19 past producers, 9 unknowns, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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
Batesville DistrictManganese, IronPast Producer1849, 1953
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Batesville White Lime QuarryLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Mulligan Hollow Manganese LimestoneManganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Rutherford Hollow Mn LimestoneManganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
UnkLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Mcbride PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mcbride QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sheid QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknownLimestone
Allen MineManganesePast Producer1918

Every working recorded in Independence 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
Denieville (historical)0.1 miles20
Limedale Junction0.8 miles20
Limedale0.9 miles20
Pattonville1.0 miles20
Big Spring Mill1.5 miles20
The Quarry1.8 miles18
New Hope2.6 miles18
Ruddell Hill3.1 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57191. 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.