BlockSulphur Springs, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Davis Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72013. It lies near Greasy Valley. The Survey maps it on the Morganton quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Morganton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Morganton quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
45 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs between 1997 and 2020, burning about 450 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morganton | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Choctaw Pines | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Palisades | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fairbanks | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Chalk (historical) | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bloomington (historical) | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| East Mountain (historical) | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Green Tree | 4.9 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sulphur Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7636547 | 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 68703. 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.