Alpine, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71921. The Survey maps it on the Chalybeate Mountain West quadrangle. 134 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 600 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Antoine quadrangle1:62500, 3 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
- 1975 USGS Chalybeate Mtn West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Alpine between 1997 and 2018, burning about 1,628 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 18 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 | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 140 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | SKYLINE |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 502 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Alpine: 2 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Diatomite, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Caddo Mine | Mercury, Diatomite, Antimony | Past Producer | Calomel, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Stibiconite, Stibnite | |
| Humphreys Mine | Mercury, Diatomite, Antimony | Past Producer | Calomel, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Stibiconite, Stibnite | |
| Okolona Road | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Victory Mining Company | Mercury | Unknown |
Storms near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alpine in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 22 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Lightning | Alpine | 1 killed | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Alpine | - | Tennis-ball sized hail fell in the town of Alpine. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Alpine | - | Grapefruit-sized hail fell in the town of Alpine. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Alpine | - | Baseball sized hail fell in the community of Alpine. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Alpine | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | Trees down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree at Alpine. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Alpine | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Alpine | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fendley | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Amity | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Majors | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lenox | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Elm (historical) | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Graysonia | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Halfway | 10.4 miles | 10 | |
| Clear Spring | 10.9 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Alpine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4735452 | 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 45845. 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.






