Booker, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72117. The Survey maps it on the McAlmont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS McAlmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Booker between 2001 and 2017, burning about 98 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Booker: 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Little Rock Plant | Aluminum, Clay | Unknown | ||
| Cabot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Julius Hess | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Kellog Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Maumelle | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Booker in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew in doors and windows at a car dealership in Sherwood. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | Rounds of heavy rain over the same area lead to flooding on Somers Avenue. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | The public reported standing water on US-67/167 and this was confirmed with traffic camera footage. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | A large tree was blown down near Walmart on McCain Blvd. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Booker | - | Parts of Trammel Road in Sherwood were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Booker | - | The hail fell at a car dealership on Landers Rd. in Sherwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Garden | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| McAlmont | 1.1 miles | 21 | |
| Fairman | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Lansbrook | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Silver Creek | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Pecan Grove | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Timber Creek | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Sherwood | 2.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57409. 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.














