Wona, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Garland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71854. The Survey maps it on the Mandeville 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
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Mandeville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
233 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 233 fires within 5 miles of Wona (historical) between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,316 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 46 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 | 91 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 155 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Wona (historical): 20 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Gallagher | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hoot Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gertrude | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lakewood Estates | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Genoa | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rondo | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Boyd | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ferguson Crossroads | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sylverino | 5.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63130. 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.






