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Avon, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mineral Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. The Survey maps it on the De Queen quadrangle.

Avon within Sevier County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

102 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Avon between 1997 and 2020, burning about 551 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 44 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/incendiarism44
Debris and open burning20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Natural8
Equipment and vehicle use5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Smoking1

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
9 September 2003Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2000Natural6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sevier County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Avon: 27 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Calcium, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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
Davis MineCopper, Lead, ZincPast Producer
No NameCalciumPast Producer
OttoAntimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver, GoldProducer1877
Rolling Fork Pit & PlantFlagstoneProducer
Brewer MineDiatomitePast Producer
Hankins MineDiatomitePast Producer
Lignitz MineDiatomitePast Producer
Mickle MineDiatomitePast Producer
Otto MineDiatomitePast Producer
Petty ProspectDiatomiteProspect

Every working recorded in Sevier County

Storms near this place

14 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Avon in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2008Tornado (EF1)Avon$250,000An EF1 tornado with winds of 85 to 95 mph occurred on the north side of the town of Dequeen, Arkansas. The main track paralleled West Robinson Road west of U.S. Hwy 71 North. Numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted including several that fell on homes. Several trees also fell in the town of DeQueen mainly along Altena Street in association with strong straight line winds from the same tornadic thunderstorm.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindAvon-Trees downed on power lines just north of De Queen.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindAvon-Several trees were downed across Central Sevier County.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindAvon-Wind gusts to near 60 mph were estimated on the north side of DeQueen.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindAvon-Trees were downed blocking the road near the intersection of of Apache Trail and Crosstrails Road.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindAvon-Trees were downed south of Gillham.
March 2016Funnel CloudAvon-A funnel cloud was observed 4 miles north of Dequeen. A NWS Storm Survey confirmed that it never did touch the ground as a tornado.
March 2015HailAvon-Quarter size hail reported at DeQueen Lake north northwest of DeQueen, Arkansas.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindAvon-Winds were estimated to 65 mph at DeQueen Lake, north northwest of DeQueen, Arkansas.
December 2015Flash FloodAvon-Avon Road was closed due to flash flooding north of DeQueen, Arkansas.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindAvon-A couple of trees were downed just north of De Queen which downed powerlines.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAvon-Several trees were downed northeast of De Queen, Arkansas.
March 2009HailAvon-no account filed
June 1994HailAvon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sevier 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
Cross Trails (historical)2.1 miles14
Union2.2 miles14
De Queen2.7 miles14
Pullman2.8 miles14
Oak Grove3.4 miles15
Process City4.3 miles14
Red Wing4.7 miles14
Chapel Hill4.8 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q63137757The 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 76216. 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.