Wakefield Village, Arkansas
26 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 72209. The Survey maps it on the Little Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
18 surveys from 26 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Wakefield Village between 1997 and 2019, burning about 273 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Wakefield Village: 50 unknowns, 9 producers, 4 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Calcine Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Elkins Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hoffman | Clay | Producer | ||
| Little Rock Industrial Minerals Pnt | Clay | Producer | ||
| Arch Street Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arch Street Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Granite Mountain Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Granite Mountain Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Granite Mountain Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applegate | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Arbor Cove | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Gum Springs | 0.9 miles | 26 | |
| Windamere | 1.0 miles | 26 | |
| Geyer Springs | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Base Line | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Meadowcliff | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Ward | 1.5 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58810. 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.

















