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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1890 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Potter quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Potter quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
116 since 1996Regional 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/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | TITSWORTH |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | MILL CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boar Tusk | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Dickey Clay Mfg. Co. Deposit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rogers Pit | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Bee Mountain | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Boar Tusk Mountain Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Don H Williams | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dierks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Bedded |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfield | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gann (historical) | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Potter | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Clayton Spur (historical) | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Valley | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Potter Junction | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Old Cove | 4.6 miles | 16 |
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.









