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Artesian, Arkansas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 5. It lies in ZIP code area 71744. It stands on Hurricane Branch. The Survey maps it on the Artesian quadrangle.

Artesian within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

81 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Artesian between 2001 and 2019, burning about 1,346 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 26 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/undetermined29
Arson/incendiarism26
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use8
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2006Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2003Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2006Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Artesian: 1 past producer. 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Quachita AggregateSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

Storms near this place

40 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Artesian in 40 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 36 flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2015Tornado (EF1)Artesian$50,000Several pine trees were snapped and uprooted. A couple sheds were destroyed, with roof damage to a home. One of the pine trees fell on two cars, crushing them.
June 2011FloodArtesian$5,000Areal flooding in southern Calhoun County diminished after the Ouachita River receded.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Artesian$5,000An EF0 tornado blew down tree limbs on timber lands. The tornado exited Calhoun County southeast of Artesian and moved into Bradley County north-northwest of Moro Bay.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindArtesian$2,000A tree was blown down onto U.S. 167.
April 2025FloodArtesian-Moderate river flooding was observed at Thatcher L&D along the Ouachita River.
January 2025FloodArtesian-The Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam did begin January already in minor flood stage and continue into the first part of the month above flood stage. The site would experience a crest on 1/3/2025 at 2200 LST of 82.12 feet.
May 2025FloodArtesian-Moderate river flooding was observed at Thatcher L&D along the Ouachita River.
May 2025FloodArtesian-Minor river flooding was observed at Thatcher L&D along the Ouachita River.
February 2025FloodArtesian-Minor flooding was observed along the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam through much of the month of February.
June 2025FloodArtesian-Minor river flooding was observed at Thatcher L&D along the Ouachita River.
January 2024FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam January 25-31, 2024.
March 2024FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought minor flooding to Thatcher Lock and Dam on the Ouachita River between the dates of March 16 until March 24.
February 2024FloodArtesian-Heavy rain in January brought continued flooding into early February 2024 on the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam.
May 2024FloodArtesian-Minor flooding was noted along the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam.
May 2024FloodArtesian-Minor river flooding was observed along the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam.
June 2024FloodArtesian-Heavy rains led to minor river flooding on the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam from June 1 through June 3.
April 2024FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher in mid April.
June 2024FloodArtesian-Heavy rain led to minor river flooding on the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam between June 6 and June 9. The minor river flooding crested on June 7 at 2145 at 79.62 feet.
December 2024FloodArtesian-River flooding occurred on the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in late December and remained in minor flood stage into early January in which the crest at this site also occurred in early January.
March 2023FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in early March.
May 2023FloodArtesian-Heavy rainfall brought minor flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher L&D mid through late May.
January 2023FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought river flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in early January.
January 2023FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought river flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in late January.
February 2023FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in January that continued into February.
April 2023FloodArtesian-Flooding continued from March into early April on the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam.
May 2023FloodArtesian-Minor flooding was observed in early May at Thatcher L&D on the Ouachita River.
April 2022FloodArtesian-Heavy rain in March brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam that continued in early April.
April 2022FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in early April.
April 2022FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in mid April and continued through the end of the month.
May 2022FloodArtesian-The river forecast point at Thatcher L&D remained at minor flood stage through mid May.
May 2022FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam in late May.
March 2022FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought minor river flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam. This point remained above flood stage through the remainder of the month.
June 2022FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam.
March 2021FloodArtesian-Heavy rains brought flooding from late February into late March to the Ouachita River at the Thatcher Lock and Dam through the 22nd.
February 2021FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at the Thatcher Lock and Dam from 2/17 to 2/19.
February 2021FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at the Thatcher Lock and Dam from 2/25 through the end of the month.
January 2021FloodArtesian-Heavy rain caused flooding on the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam through the month of January.
February 2021FloodArtesian-Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at the Thatcher Lock and Dam from January through February 3, 2021.
March 2021FloodArtesian-Heavy rains brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Thatcher Lock and Dam late March through the end of the month.
May 2010HailArtesian-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Calhoun County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Unco6.2 miles17
Harrell8.4 miles12
Little Bay (historical)8.6 miles16
Hampton9.4 miles12
Summerville10.2 miles12
Delhi (historical)10.8 miles16
Cram11.2 miles12
Newport12.1 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57282. 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.