Beech Grove, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Dalton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72412. It stands on Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lafe quadrangle. It stands 308 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lafe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Beech Grove between 1998 and 2004, burning about 465 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JERUSALEM COMPLEX |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 February 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Beech Grove: 5 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
7 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beech Grove in 7 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Beech Grove | $100,000 | This tornado started along Highway 34 W and damaged the roof of a metal outbuilding and the roof of a residence. Some damage to tree branches in this area was also noted. The tornado moved eastward towards Greene Road 125, where additional tree damage occurred along with minor damage to a barn. This tornado was rated EF-0 with 80 mph winds. The tornado lifted in a wooded area near Greene Road 125. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beech Grove | $25,000 | Several buildings were damaged. Many trees were knocked down. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beech Grove | $5,000 | Straight-line winds knocked down numerous large branches and removed shingles from a house on CR 224. |
| March 2004 | Hail | Beech Grove | $100 | no account filed |
| December 2016 | Flash Flood | Beech Grove | - | Water covering the road on Highway 34 west. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beech Grove | - | Straight line winds knocked down a couple of power lines at the intersection of County Road 224 and Highway 141 in the town of Beech Grove. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Beech Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Evening Star | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Commissary (historical) | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Camp Ground | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Crowley | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hillside (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Stanford | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Gainesville | 5.8 miles | 14 |
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 Beech Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4879579 | 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 76284. 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.







