Appleton, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72823. It stands on Anderson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jerusalem quadrangle. 399 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,637 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Jerusalem quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Jerusalem quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
67 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Appleton between 1995 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 13 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 107 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CONWAY |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Appleton in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2017: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | $25,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and two barns had damage to their doors and roofs. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Appleton | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Appleton | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Appleton | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Appleton | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Appleton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Buttermilk | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Leta (historical) | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Walnut Grove | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Caglesville | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Springs | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hector | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.4 miles | 17 |
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 Appleton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4781374 | 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 76184. 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.










