Zion Hill, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72023. It lies near Mill Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Olmstead quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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
- 1941 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Zion Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 882 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 119 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Zion Hill: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Flagstone, Sandstone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Arthur Palmer Farm | Sandstone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No 2 | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Cabot Quarry and Mill No 2 | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Sheaffer Quarry | Flagstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannongate Addition | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Warsaw | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Barger Addition | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rolling Hills | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Gladewood Addition | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Gap Rancheros | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Westbrook Addition | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Macon | 4.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 67729. 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.











