Arden, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1990. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 71822. The Survey maps it on the Arden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Arden quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
50 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Arden between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,030 acres in total. 1 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 86 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Arden: 4 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
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arden in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a garage and knocked down numerous trees. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | Tree downed along Highway 32 between Ashdown and Foreman. |
| October 2023 | Flash Flood | Arden | - | Water flowing over Highway 32 south of Arden. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | Several trees and large limbs were downed southeast of Foreman. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Arden | - | Nickel size hail fell in the Arden community. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | Trees were downed in the Arden community. Widespread power outages were reported in the western portion of the county. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | Local law enforcement estimated wind gusts near 60 mph southeast of Foreman, Arkansas. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Arden | - | Hail was reported east of Foreman, Arkansas on Hwy. 32. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wades Chapel | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Comet | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pankov | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wallace | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Richmond | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Alleene | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Foreman | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rocky Comfort | 6.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 45913. 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.




