Albert, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hopper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71935. It lies near Pryor Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Langley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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 Athens quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Athens quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Athens 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
- 1980 USGS Langley quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Albert between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,040 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 21 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 | 21 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Natural | 91 acres | Ouachita National Forest | VILES BRANCH |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | HOG PEN |
| 12 September 2006 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | 517 |
| 29 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BRIER CREEK GATE |
| 26 August 1995 | Natural | 30 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Albert: 18 unknowns, 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Barium-Barite, Slate, Dimension, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mountain Mine | Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Pike County Clays | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Sugarstick | Cobalt | Occurrence | ||
| Langley | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Little Missouri | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Unknown | ||
| C.F. Saviac Quarry | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Pike Mining Co | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Slate, Dimension | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albert in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2016: 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 | Flash Flood | Albert | $10,000 | Flash flooding along the Little Missouri River at the Albert Pike Recreation Area trapped a Boy Scout troop, preventing them from returning on schedule. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Albert | - | A few roadways are impassable due to culvert washouts and landslides. |
| January 2015 | Flash Flood | Albert | - | An off duty state trooper reported rapidly rising water along the Little Missouri River and was starting to overflow it's banks. Evacuations of several homes along the river had occurred. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Albert | - | Hail fell at the Albert Pike Recreation Area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Spring | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Slatington (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Alf | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Hopper | 9.9 miles | 17 | |
| Union Hill | 10.3 miles | 15 | |
| Black Springs | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Redbird (historical) | 11.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70416. 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.









