Boughton, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Boughton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71857. The Survey maps it on the Prescott East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon quadrangle1:125000, 3 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
- 1970 USGS Prescott East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
81 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Boughton between 1998 and 2018, burning about 849 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | NEV15696987 |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Boughton: 30 past producers, 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H Farris | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| L Haynie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boughton in 12 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boughton | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a number of trees. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Boughton | - | A picture was posted to social media of high water covering Highway 19 between Delight and Prescott. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Boughton | - | Pictures were posted to social media of golf ball to tennis ball size hail that fell in the Boughton community northeast of Prescott. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Boughton | - | A section of I-30 was closed due to flooding north of Prescott and just south of the Clark County line. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Boughton | - | Interstate 30 was completely closed from just north of Prescott into Southern Clark County. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boughton | - | A roof was peeled off of a mobile home along Highway 67 northeast of Prescott. A large pine tree was also downed across Highway 67 as well. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Boughton | - | A train trestle was washed out in the Boughton community northeast of Prescott, Arkansas. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Boughton | - | High water was reported across Hwy. 19 near Brushy Creek. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Boughton | - | Rapid flash flooding washed out a bridge on Nubbin Hill Road north of Prescott, Arkansas. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boughton | - | Trees were downed across Interstate 30 near mile marker 48 north of Prescott, Arkansas. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Boughton | - | A weak EF0 tornado touched down north of Prescott along CR 39 where a few trees were snapped. The tornado tracked northeast crossing CR 37 and continuing down CR 39 where several large limbs were snapped and a tree top was twisted off. The tornado lifted before reaching the end of CR 39. Maximum winds are estimated at 60-65 mph. |
| April 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Boughton | - | A funnel cloud was reported northeast of Prescott, Arkansas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redland | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Prescott | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Iron Springs | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Midway | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lackland (historical) | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cummings Springs | 10.1 miles | 17 | |
| Laneburg | 11.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122591501 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 46849. 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.







