Beryl, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Palarm Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72032. It lies near Mount Arva. The Survey maps it on the Hamlet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
74 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Beryl between 1998 and 2020, burning about 885 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Beryl: 4 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Farm | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beryl in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beryl | $1,000 | A tree was blown down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beryl | - | Power poles were broken and large trees were blown down in and near Vilonia. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beryl | - | A spotter estimated 60 mph winds and tree limbs down 3 miles west of Vilonia. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlet | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Vilonia | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sunny Gap (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Funston | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Duncans Gap (historical) | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Acklin Gap (historical) | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Otto | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Saltillo | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56928. 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.








