Ark, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Meramec Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65560. It lies near Denny Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Howes Mill Spring quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 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.
- 1941 USGS Stone Hill quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Stone Hill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Howes Mill Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1999 USGS Howes Mill Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
97 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Ark between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,591 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 42 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DONUT CRAWFORD CO |
| 26 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | LIGHTNING |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 7.1 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BOYD |
| 6 July 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | CHICKEN COOP |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | MAJORS HOLLOW |
| 12 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BOWERS HOLLOW |
| 1 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | LEVI HOLLOW |
| 7 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 438 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Ark: 17 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barksdale Diggings | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eddington Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Eddington Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Fitzwater Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Fitzwater Mine West | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzwater Mines East | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Howe Mill Bank | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Howe Mill Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounce | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Junction Lookout (historical) | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Howes Mill | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Stone Hill | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Dent Ford | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sligo | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Short Bend | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Max | 7.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740142. 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.













