Aetna, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Scott Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72521. The Survey maps it on the Grange quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1932 USGS Strawberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Strawberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Strawberry quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Grange quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
125 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Aetna between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,541 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 48 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 | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 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 Aetna: 3 unknowns, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Newman | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Fitzhugh | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Golconda | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Ore Mountain | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aetna in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aetna | $50,000 | Chicken house roofs were damaged and removed. Outbuildings were damaged. The damage was consistent with straight-line winds in excess of 70 mph. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Aetna | $50,000 | Roads in Sharp county were washed out. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aetna | - | Several outbuildings were damaged. Some of the trees were blown down. The damage was consistent with straight-line winds of 60-80 mph. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Aetna | - | Roads in Sharp County were washed out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobley (historical) | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Shelbyville | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Simco (historical) | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Calamine | 5.6 miles | 8 | |
| Cave City | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Balboa (historical) | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Amateur (historical) | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Maxville | 8.1 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q4688743 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66149. 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.






