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Springhill, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Owen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72019. It stands on Little Hurricane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Congo quadrangle.

Springhill within Saline County

On record in Springhill

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 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 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

147 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Springhill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 952 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 36 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 burning49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Arson/incendiarism36
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

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 2005Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning165 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Springhill: 15 unknowns, 5 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Niobium (Columbium), Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Arkansas Talc Co. MineTalc-SoapstoneUnknown
Belvedere S & G Co. Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bryant MillTalc-Soapstone, Slate, DimensionProducer
Hurricane Creek DepositNiobium (Columbium)Occurrence
Milwhite BariteBarium-BariteProducer
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
No NameFullers EarthUnknown
Quapaw Bauxite MineAluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreePast Producer1920, 1932
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline 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
Edgewood1.4 miles23
Careywood1.5 miles23
Sherwood Estates1.7 miles23
Twin Oaks1.7 miles23
Collegeville1.8 miles25
Raintree Acres1.9 miles23
Bryant Oaks2.1 miles23
Evergreen2.3 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1984807. 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.