Zack, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Bear Creek No. 4 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72650. It lies near Scott Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Marshall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Zack between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,775 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 57 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 | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | UNDERGROUND WF |
| 28 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | DRIFTPILE1 |
| 28 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | DRIFTPILE2 |
| 26 May 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Buffalo National River | SAND HOLE ROAD |
| 19 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Buffalo National River | POTTER WF |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Buffalo National River | BLAIR HOUSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Zack: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo River Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Searcy County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Searcy County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zack in 1 storm report in 2001: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zack | - | Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Hollow | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Jameson (historical) | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Martin Box | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Gilbert | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Marshall | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lebanon (historical) | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Morning Star | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Silver Hill | 4.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78829. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









