Bloomer, Arkansas
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72933. It lies near Christmas Knob. The Survey maps it on the Lavaca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 25 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 Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1906 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Lavaca quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Bloomer between 1997 and 2017, burning about 278 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bloomer: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bloomer in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 2022 | Hail | Bloomer | $75,000 | Hen egg size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Bloomer | $500 | A tornado touched down just east of Bloomer and produced tree damage as it moved into Franklin County. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomer | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Bloomer | - | This tornado uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs in a heavily wooded area of Fort Chaffee. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 95 mph. The tornado was observed by a number of storm chasers and storm spotters. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Bloomer | - | This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed south of Highway 22, west of Marietta Church Road, and moved northeast across Highway 22 where trees were uprooted. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. The tornado continued into Franklin County. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomer | - | A 60 mile an hour wind gust from a thunderstorm was reported by a trained spotter. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Bloomer | - | Several HAM Radio spotters simultaneously reported a tornado touchdown in an open area near the intersection of AR Hwys 22 and 96. Calls to the area revealed no damage. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Bloomer | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Bloomer | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomer | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bloomer | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Bloomer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn (historical) | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Ursula | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Diamond Grove | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Lavaca | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Carnis | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Beverly | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Fidelity (historical) | 5.7 miles | 21 | |
| Central City | 6.3 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57394. 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.













