Zebulon, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Eagle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71943. It lies near Wilson Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Lodi 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
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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Lodi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Zebulon (historical) between 1995 and 2018, burning about 188 acres in total. 5 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Zebulon (historical): 5 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Barium-Barite, Slate, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird & Son, Inc #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Mill Creek Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Shields Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Fagan Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 | |
| Featherstone Property | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Kettelberger Property | Manganese | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Dunlap (historical) | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Lodi | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Kirby | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Glenwood | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Creek (historical) | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Caney Valley | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Cooper (historical) | 5.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64653. 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.









