BlockAustin, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Caroline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72007. It stands on Hudson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Oak Grove quadrangle. 3,460 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 246 feet above sea level.
On record in Austin
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
Sears Houselisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1940 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Austin between 2000 and 2017, burning about 1,781 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 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 Austin: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Exploration | Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Austin in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2011 | Flood | Austin | 1 killed, $2,000,000 | Widespread areal flooding continued from April into May. Parts of Arkansas Highways 13, 236, and 381 as well as U.S. Highway 70 were closed due to flooding. On the morning of the 1st, two sections of U.S. Highway 67/167 Southbound were closed due to flooding, and one section of the highway was closed Northbound. On the 2nd, Arkansas Highway 89 was closed due to high water, and fast-flowing water more than a foot deep was over Kerr Station Rd. On the 3rd, a 55 year-old man drowned when he drove around barricades into flood waters several feet deep on Arkansas Highway 236 northeast of Furlow. His body was not recovered until the 6th. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | 1 hurt, $200,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the trees fell on houses and vehicles. A man was injured when he was struck by a falling tree. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Austin | $325,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $40,000 | Trees were blown down and shingles were blown off a church. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Austin | $35,000 | Widespread flooding occurred in Lonoke County. |
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Austin | $30,000 | Numerous roads in the county flooded. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Austin | $5,000 | Large limbs and debris were blown around. The observer estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Austin | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Austin | $2,000 | A large oak tree with a diameter of 2 feet was broken off at the base. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Austin | - | Golf-ball sized hail fell in the community of Austin via pictures from social media. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Austin | - | Interstate 57 near Austin has most lanes covered by high water making the interstate partially impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Old Austin | - | Widespread flash flooding occurred in and around Austin. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | A hardwood fence was blown over in Austin. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Austin | - | Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Austin. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | Ping pong ball sized hail fell in Austin. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | A tree was blown down on to the southbound lane of Highway 67 in Austin. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Old Austin | - | Pictures on social media showed golfball sized hail east of Cabot, south of Austin. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Old Austin | - | We received a social media picture of hail from Cabot. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Austin | - | A social media video showed nickel sized hail falling in Austin. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Austin | - | Widespread street flooding was reported in Austin. |
| November 2018 | Flash Flood | Old Austin | - | Water was over Dogwood Lane, south of state highway 38. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Austin | - | Thunderstorm produced hail 1.25 inches in diameter as it moved over Austin, Arkansas. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Austin | - | Parts of Main Street in Austin were flooded from high water, with several other roads also flooding. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | A spotter estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Austin | - | A rain gage measured 1.60 inches of rain in just over an hour. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Old Austin | - | Dogwood Lane was flooded and impassible. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Part of an eight foot fence was down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree which landed on a house in Austin. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Austin | - | Several large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Hail | Old Austin | - | no account filed |
| November 2000 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Austin | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Austin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing Addition | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Old Austin | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sweetwater Estates | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Woodiel Acres | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Vise Addition | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Circle B Addition | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Leaning Pines | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Oakridge Estates | 1.6 miles | 11 |
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 Austin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80158 | 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 45979. 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.