Blakely, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It stands on Still Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jessieville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Jessieville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
192 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Blakely between 1992 and 2020, burning about 796 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 71 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/incendiarism | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | GAR22988967 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Blakely: 14 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Terry Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blocker Lead Quartz | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| John Mcearl Tract | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| Quartz Processing Corp. Quarry | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Colemans Mill | Silica | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blakely in 6 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Blakely | 2 hurt, $5,000,000 | This tornado began just to the southwest of Jessieville, causing tree damage around an Arkansas Forestry Commission building. The tornado then quickly moved northeast into Jessieville, and caused damage to a few homes in town. Most notably, damage was noted to several buildings on the campus of Jessieville High School, and three out of four fixed light poles for the football field were bent over. The tornado continued to move northeast, doing damage to a pole barn just north of town, before finally dissipating. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Blakely | - | Baseball-sized hail fell near Jessieville. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Blakely | - | Golf ball sized hail fell across the community of Jessieville. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Blakely | - | The 24 hour rainfall total was 4.11 inches. |
| February 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Blakely | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Blakely | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessieville | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Springs | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lena (historical) | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Hamilton | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hot Springs Village | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Beaudry (historical) | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Valley | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ozark Lithia | 7.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70710. 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.







