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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.

Tomahawk within Searcy County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 17 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

104 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
18 August 2004Debris and open burning7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 July 2005Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBuffalo National RiverBAYHALER
28 May 1994Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBuffalo National RiverDRIFTPILE2
26 May 2014Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresBuffalo National RiverSAND HOLE ROAD
9 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionMAR23585812
9 April 2010Arson/incendiarism43 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresBuffalo National RiverGOBBLER'S
8 April 2000Arson/incendiarism30 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Searcy County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
CopperCopper, ZincProspect
St Joe QuarryStoneProducer
Christie ProspectLeadOccurrence
Fullbright ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Lockhart MineLead, ZincUnknown
Lucky Dog MineLeadUnknown
Red Bird MineLead, ZincUnknown
San Juan ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Uncle Sam ProsplectLead, ZincOccurrence
Water Creek ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence

Every working recorded in Searcy 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
Maumee3.2 miles17
Gilbert5.0 miles17
Duff5.1 miles16
Push5.2 miles16
Saint Joe5.6 miles16
Silver Hill6.6 miles17
Zack7.4 miles17
Morning Star8.5 miles15

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.