Avant, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It lies near Gobblers Knob. The Survey maps it on the Avant quadrangle.
On record in Avant
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
Buckville Cemeterylisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Avant quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Avant between 1992 and 2020, burning about 788 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 36 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BOAT RAMP |
| 6 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SECTION 34 |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | SECTION 26 |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MEREDITH #3 |
| 12 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Ouachita National Forest | VANDERSLICE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Avant: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinde Wavellite Mine | Gemstone | Prospect | 1965, 1967 | |
| A C Avant Area | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Cruse Anderson Area | Silica | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avant in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2016: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Avant | $275,000 | Arkansas 7 flooded near Hot Springs Village and 6 to 8 inches of water covered Central Ave. at the U.S. 70/270 Bypass. Water eventually rose to a depth of 2 feet on some roads in Hot Springs Village. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 31st, Jessieville measured 3.80 inches of rain. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Avant | - | Ping pong ball to tennis ball sized hail was falling in the Buckville/Avant area. |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Avant | - | Washita recorded the wettest November ever. Rainfall of 13.35 inches broke the record of 11.06 inches set in 1985. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avant | - | Thunderstorm winds downed 12 large trees and damaged 2 boats. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Avant | - | Numerous trees and power lines down were downed around Avant, with at least one tree on a house. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Avant | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Avant | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Avant | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucksville (historical) | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Glades (historical) | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Tabor | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Oakwood (historical) | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crystal Springs Landing | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gladstone (historical) | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bear | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Crystal Springs | 8.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70479. 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.







