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Twin Springs, Arkansas

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72210. It lies near Ellis Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Alexander quadrangle.

Twin Springs within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 25 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

89 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Twin Springs between 1997 and 2020, burning about 761 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 burning31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Arson/incendiarism17
Recreation and ceremony7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
23 September 2010Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2007Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2007Arson/incendiarism20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Twin Springs: 6 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Nickel, Talc-Soapstone, Copper. 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
Big Bear Mining Co.CopperUnknown
No NameSlate, DimensionUnknown
Duke-Warner PitNickel, Talc-SoapstoneProspect
H. J. White ProspectSilicaUnknown
Inman Soapstone ProspectNickel, Talc-SoapstoneProspect
Quartz Crystal ProspectSilicaUnknown
Pulaski County Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Tayor Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Pulaski 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
Banty (historical)0.6 miles25
Martindale0.8 miles25
Holly Springs1.5 miles20
Alpine1.6 miles25
Shady Grove1.8 miles20
Spring Valley2.2 miles25
Parkway Place3.1 miles20
Rock Creek3.2 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 68590. 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.