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Sycamore, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sugar Loaf Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72644. It stands on Trotter Branch. The Survey maps it on the Diamond City quadrangle.

Sycamore within Boone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 15 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

24 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Sycamore between 2000 and 2020, burning about 371 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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/incendiarism10
Debris and open burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Smoking1
Natural1

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
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 July 2018Naturalunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation177661-10602-07192018-1928
21 April 2007Arson/incendiarism35 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 April 2006Arson/incendiarism37 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 April 2006Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 April 2006Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boone County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sycamore: 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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
Low Gap MineLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Smithsonite
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Charles B. WierZincOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Low Gap ProspectLeadProspect
Max Black MineZincPast Producer
More Lock MineLeadPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PiatSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Boone 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
Diamond City2.5 miles15
Lead Hill3.0 miles15
Boone3.8 miles13
South Lead Hill4.4 miles15
Willis4.8 miles15
Lowry5.3 miles13
Bellville5.4 miles13
Winington6.8 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57202. 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.