Attica, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Foster Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72455. It stands on Attica Hill. The Survey maps it on the Pocahontas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Reyno quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pocahontas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Attica between 1997 and 2019, burning about 934 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | RAN28393895 |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Attica: 4 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H M Bishop Farm | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Attica in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $20,000 | Several trees were snapped or uprooted between Pocahontas and Attica. A metal barn was also destroyed and relayed via social media. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $5,000 | Some power lines were blown down. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Attica | $2,000 | Straight line winds blew trees down near the intersection of Highway 251 and Country Club Road, north of Pocahontas. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Attica | $250 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Attica | - | The Attica Tornado began west of the intersection of Clearview|Road and Mill Road 2 miles to the southwest of Attica. Numerous|trees were uprooted and snapped along the path as the tornado|tracked northeast, paralleling portions of Country Club Road, and|crossing Highway 251 just south of Attica by less than 1 mile.|The tornado entered a heavily forested area, downing many trees|east of Highway 251, before crossing Bellview Road. Several|outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. The tornado|continued eastward across some farm land before downing more|trees as the tornado began to dissipate east of Highway 115 less|than 0.5 miles south of Stokes. This tornado was rated an|EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 105 mph. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Attica | - | Heavy rain resulting in flash flooding on Country Club Road northwest of Pocahontas. Water more than six inches deep covered the road. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Attica | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Brockett | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Stokes | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Gravesville | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Ingram | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Lorine | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Jerrett | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Antioch | 4.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57287. 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.





