Amos, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72642. It lies near Trimble Flat. The Survey maps it on the Cotter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
36 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Amos between 1997 and 2020, burning about 518 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Buffalo National River | COZY FIRE |
| 17 July 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
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Amos: 8 occurrences, 4 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Mine | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite | |
| Shiras Mine | Iron, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Bardeen Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Big John Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Cedar Gap Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Robinson Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| S.P.King Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Sorrel & Stratton Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bull Shoal Mine | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite, Sphalerite | |
| Gregory Mine | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite, Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amos in 3 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Amos | - | At least 5.50 inches of rain fell in the community of Lakeview within a 12 hour period with rain still falling at time of observation as rain gage was overflowing. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Amos | - | A report of 2 inch hail was received via social media. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amos | - | A trained spotter reported strong wind gusts and multiple power lines down near Highway 178 in Lakeview. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Monkey Run | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Independence (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Whiteville | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Arkawana | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Gassville | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Cotter | 6.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69335. 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.












