Smithton, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71743. It stands on Coffee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gurdon 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon 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
- 1970 USGS Gurdon quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Gurdon quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
121 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Smithton between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,591 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 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 burning | 30 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 177 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Smithton: 6 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hardin Lavenrne S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mine Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R Morris | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rickets Trucking Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith & Houston Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithton (historical) | 0.2 miles | 16 | |
| Gurdon | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Curtis | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Red Springs | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Midway | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Keyton (historical) | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Beirne | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Barringer | 6.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56793. 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.








