BlockSmyrna, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Umpire Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71973. The Survey maps it on the Gillham Dam quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Gillham Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Smyrna (historical) between 1999 and 2019, burning about 651 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 105 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | UMPIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Smyrna (historical): 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Antimony, Lead, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart May | Antimony, Lead | Producer | Siderite, Stibnite | |
| Unknown | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| May Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Stewart Mine | Diatomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duckett Ford | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Glade (historical) | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Galena | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Valley Ridge (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Antimony (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Battle Hill (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Duckett | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Baker Springs | 4.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62683. 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.