BlockAgnos, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Pleasant Ridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72513. The Survey maps it on the Agnos quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Agnos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
159 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 159 fires within 5 miles of Agnos between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,997 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 78 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 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 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 1999 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Agnos: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Agnos in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2015: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agnos | $60,000 | Barns, outbuildings, and mobile homes were damaged in the Agnos area. Several trees were blown down and there were power outages. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agnos | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Agnos | - | Hail from nickel to quarter size fell. |
| November 2005 | Flash Flood | Agnos | - | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in the Agnos area. Several roads were flooded and a few driveways were washed out. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Agnos | - | A weak tornado moved from the northwest corner of Sharp County into the southeast part of Fulton County, roughly 1.8 miles south of Agnos. Winds were estimated at 100 mph. Several barns and outbuildings were damaged. A few houses also sustained roof damage. Numerous trees were knocked down. A number of power lines and power poles were also downed. The tornado dissipated about 2.3 miles northeast of Saddle. |
| January 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Agnos | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southeastern Fulton County about 1.2 miles west-northwest of Agnos.The tornado moved northeast and destroyed a couple of barns and a large shed, and a few houses lost some roof shingles as well. The tornado dissipated about 1.5 miles north-northeast of Agnos. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Agnos | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Agnos | - | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76154. 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.