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Whitlock, Arkansas

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bryant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72015. The Survey maps it on the Benton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Whitlock within Saline County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 23 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

126 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 126 fires within 5 miles of Whitlock (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 611 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 32 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/undetermined39
Debris and open burning38
Arson/incendiarism32
Smoking5
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3

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 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2015Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2015Misuse of fire by a minor20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2014Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionSAL22536123

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Whitlock (historical): 25 unknowns, 8 producers, 8 past producers, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel. 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
Alcoa Arkansas OperationsAluminum, Gallium, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProducer1886, 1952
Arkansas Talc Co. MineTalc-SoapstoneUnknown
Ben J.FieldQuartzUnknown
Bryant MillTalc-Soapstone, Slate, DimensionProducer
C.E. Lowry, Trustee, PropertiesNickel, CobaltProspectUnderground
Gingles DepositBentoniteUnknown
Hurricane Creek DepositNiobium (Columbium)Occurrence
Milwhite BariteBarium-BariteProducer
Quapaw Bauxite MineAluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreePast Producer1920, 1932
Republic Mining & Mgf. Co.IronUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline 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
Gibbons (historical)1.0 miles23
Bauxite Junction1.3 miles23
Bauxite1.5 miles23
Lena1.6 miles23
Richardson Place2.4 miles23
Pine Haven2.5 miles23
Sherwood Estates2.6 miles23
Lignite2.7 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66061. 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.