Bono, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72058. It stands on Clifton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Damascus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Damascus 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 Damascus quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Bono between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,347 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 18 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bono: 4 past producers. 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 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bono in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 4 flash flood, 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Bono | $75,000 | Numerous roads were flooded in Conway and throughout Faulkner County. A pickup truck was washed off Springfield Road, west of Bono, and ended up 50 yards out in a field with water up to its windows. Four occupants of the truck were rescued, uninjured, by a swift water rescue team. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bono | $40,000 | A barn was destroyed, several houses were damaged, and some trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Bono | $20,000 | A car was swept off the Springfield Bridge. Both occupants of the car were rescued. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bono | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bono | - | A few trees were blown down in the Mallett area. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Bono | - | Springfield and Mallet town roads were closed due to flooding. |
| January 2007 | Flash Flood | Bono | - | Heavy rains flooded a county road in the community of Bono. The road was closed for a period of time. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Grove | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Republican | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wooster | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Martinville | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Greenbrier | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Twin Groves | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Soda Valley | 6.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57408. 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.








