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Smeltzer, Arkansas

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1997. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 72956. The Survey maps it on the Van Buren quadrangle.

Smeltzer within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 28 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

89 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Smeltzer between 1997 and 2020, burning about 445 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 burning45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1

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 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Arson/incendiarism50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2011Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Smeltzer: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Flagstone. 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
(Facility) Zinc SmelterZincPlant
Arkhola Sand & Gravel Co QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Arkhola Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ashland Sand& GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Smith Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

11 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smeltzer in 11 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2012Thunderstorm WindSmeltzer$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a highway sign near the intersection of I-540 and I-40.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSmeltzer-Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSmeltzer-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 65 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSmeltzer-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto Old Uniontown Road.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindSmeltzer-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree.
May 2021HailSmeltzer-Quarter size hail was reported on the east side of Van Buren.
June 2019Flash FloodSmeltzer-Several streets were flooded and closed north of I-40 in Van Buren.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSmeltzer-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees near I-40 and Highway 59.
March 2012Flash FloodSmeltzer-Lancaster bridge at Highway 282 near Alma was closed due to high water.
September 2025HailSmeltzer-no account filed
April 2023HailSmeltzer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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
Eastgate Place0.6 miles28
Shibley1.1 miles28
Furry1.6 miles28
Van Buren2.4 miles28
Oak Grove2.7 miles28
Concord3.0 miles28
Rena3.2 miles28
Meadows3.4 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78386. 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.