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Unionville, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Niven Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71665. The Survey maps it on the Rison quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Unionville within Cleveland County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

58 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Unionville (historical) between 2001 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Debris and open burning17
Arson/incendiarism5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2015Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2007Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2006Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cleveland County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Unionville (historical): 20 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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
RisonIronUnknown
Cleveland County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cleveland County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Frank & Grady Wilson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cleveland 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
Rison1.3 miles12
Peace (historical)3.2 miles9
Dwight (historical)3.8 miles12
Toledo3.9 miles12
Gum Springs4.0 miles12
Canoe Landing4.2 miles12
Cabool (historical)4.7 miles9
Kedron5.7 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61007. 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.