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Two Mile, Arkansas

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Eagle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71953. The Survey maps it on the Potter quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Two Mile within Polk County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

116 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Two Mile (historical) between 1996 and 2019, burning about 1,318 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 48 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/incendiarism48
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Debris and open burning24
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Natural2
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
6 September 2002Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Arson/incendiarism9.0 acresOuachita National ForestTITSWORTH
30 September 2002Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOuachita National ForestMILL CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Two Mile (historical): 10 past producers, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Barium-Barite, 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
Boar TuskManganeseProspect
Dickey Clay Mfg. Co. DepositStonePast Producer
Rogers PitStonePast ProducerSurface
Bee MountainBarium-BariteProspect
Boar Tusk Mountain ProspectBarium-BariteProspect
Don H WilliamsBarium-BariteProspect
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer
Dierks PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerBedded

Every working recorded in Polk 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
Hatfield2.4 miles16
Gann (historical)2.5 miles22
Potter3.0 miles22
Clayton Spur (historical)3.0 miles16
Lone Valley3.4 miles16
Potter Junction3.5 miles22
Pleasant Hill4.3 miles16
Old Cove4.6 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63276. 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.