South Ozark, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Middle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on Gar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle.
On record in South Ozark
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 7 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Franklin County Jaillisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Ozark Courthouse Square Historic Districtlisted 2002 · 0.4 miles away
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Ozarklisted 1992 · 0.4 miles away
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Southlisted 1992 · 0.5 miles away
Franklin County Courthouselisted 1995 · 0.5 miles away
Bristow Hotellisted 1999 · 0.5 miles away
Merle Whitman Tourist Cabinlisted 2006 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
84 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of South Ozark between 1997 and 2019, burning about 981 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 17 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of South Ozark: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman Rock Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gutrie Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Webb City | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Wiederkehr Village | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Poping | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mountain Grove | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Altus | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| White Oak | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sutherland Crossroads | 4.9 miles | 14 |
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 Q122538988 | 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 58660. 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.










