Tomahawk, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Tomahawk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72675. The Survey maps it on the Maumee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Maumee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Tomahawk between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,230 acres in total. None started naturally. 61 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/incendiarism | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Buffalo National River | BAYHALER |
| 28 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | DRIFTPILE2 |
| 26 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Buffalo National River | SAND HOLE ROAD |
| 9 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MAR23585812 |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 43 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Buffalo National River | GOBBLER'S |
| 8 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Tomahawk: 7 past producers, 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| St Joe Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Christie Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Fullbright Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Lockhart Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Lucky Dog Mine | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Red Bird Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| San Juan Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Uncle Sam Prosplect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Water Creek Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maumee | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Gilbert | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Duff | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Push | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Saint Joe | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Silver Hill | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Zack | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Morning Star | 8.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57212. 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.











