Beaty, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Township 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72736. The Survey maps it on the Colcord NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1899 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Colcord NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Beaty between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,109 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2012 | Natural | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Beaty: 6 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Independent Gravel Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaty in 5 storm reports between 2021 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Beaty | $200,000 | This tornado developed north of Highway 72 near Big Springs Road, where trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado moved east-southeast, crossing Jenkins Corner Road and then moved across the north side of Gravette. Trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous large tree limbs were snapped. Some trees fell onto homes. The tornado damaged the roofs of homes as it went across a neighborhood on Eagle Drive. It continued to uproot trees and snap numerous large tree limbs as it crossed Ridge Road, Bluebird Road, Fielding Road, and Highway 279, before it dissipated after crossing Galyean Stables Road, where it damaged more trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaty | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees, and snapped large tree limbs. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Beaty | - | Portions of numerous roads were flooded by heavy rainfall across western, northern, and northeastern Benton County. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Beaty | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Beaty | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee (historical) | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Miller Springs (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Checks Corner (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Crump (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wann (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Round Top (historical) | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cave (historical) | 4.3 miles | 18 |
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 Beaty | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19720562 | 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 56921. 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.







