BlockSulphur Springs, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Sulphur Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72834. It lies near Harkey Valley. The Survey maps it on the Chickalah Mountain East quadrangle. It stands 456 feet above sea level.
On record in Sulphur Springs
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 1 record
Sulphur Springs Cemeterylisted 2012
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Chickalah Mountain East 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
Fires near this place
44 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs between 1995 and 2019, burning about 892 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | SULPHER SPRINGS #1 |
| 8 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | SULPHER SPRINGS #2 |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | HYDRO-AX |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | HARKEY VALLEY WEST |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | FOURCHE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk Shale Pits 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Warren Brothers Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Q7636550 | 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 73777. 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.