Aplin, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Aplin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72126. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Aplin quadrangle.
On record in Aplin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Camp Houselisted 2013
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1890 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Aplin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Aplin between 1997 and 2018, burning about 1,859 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 17 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 | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 705 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | NIMROD |
| 21 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 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 Aplin: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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.
Storms near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aplin in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1993 | Hail | Aplin | $50,000 | Several roofs and a camper were damaged by golfball-size hail. |
| September 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Aplin | $20,000 | This tornado was spawned by Tropical Storm Ike. Trees were blown down. One large tree fell on a mobile home. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aplin | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aplin | - | Multiple trees fell in the community of Aplin. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aplin | - | Law enforcement received reports of trees down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aplin | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aplin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Aplin | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Deberrie | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Homewood | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Casa | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ragsdale | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Nimrod | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Hill | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Adona | 6.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70456. 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.







