Alread, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Wheeler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72031. It lies near Pine Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Alread 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Alread quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
43 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Alread between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,051 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alread in 16 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 | Flood | Alread | $1,500,000 | Some of the campsites around Greers Ferry Lake were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Alread | $600,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alread | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Alread | - | Hail up to nickel size covered the ground. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alread | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alread | - | Several large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Alread | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Alread | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rex | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Copeland | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Williams Gulf (historical) | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Latham (historical) | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Archey Valley | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Woolum | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Chimes | 5.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56905. 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.
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.









