Black Diamond, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sulphur Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71834. The Survey maps it on the Doddridge NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Doddridge NW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
93 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Black Diamond between 1997 and 2020, burning about 745 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 27 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | 58 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MIL15534247 |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black Diamond in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Diamond | $70,000 | A large barn was destroyed and numerous trees were downed across the area. A trailer was overturned as well near CR. 413 off of CR. 6. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black Diamond | - | A power pole was snapped with a power line pulled away from a home at mile marker 6 on Highway 71 South. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Black Diamond | - | Quarter size hail reported along Interstate 49 between Fouke, Arkansas and Ida, Louisiana. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Black Diamond | - | A picture was posted to social media of quarter size hail that fell near the Doddridge community. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lynn | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Doddridge | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Bank (historical) | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Brightstar | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kiblah | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Smithville | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Boggy | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Jonesville | 6.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57385. 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.
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.






