Boyd, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cleveland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71837. The Survey maps it on the Fouke quadrangle. It stands 374 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1952 USGS Fouke quadrangle1:24000, 5 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
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
291 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 291 fires within 5 miles of Boyd between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,469 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 70 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 | 104 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 70 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MIL15158979 |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | 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
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Boyd: 34 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| F.P.Post Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fouke Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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
8 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boyd in 8 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Lightning | Boyd | $1,000 | Storage building caught fire due to a lightning strike on County Road 483. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd | - | Trees were downed along County Road 10 several miles north of Fouke. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd | - | Several trees and power lines downed on Highway 71. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd | - | Trees down at the intersection of County Road 10 and County Road 29. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd | - | Two large trees downed at a residence on County Road 481, one uprooted and the other snapped. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across County Roads 216, 217, and 43 just northwest of Fouke. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyd | - | Powerlines were downed along Hwy. 71 south of CR. 10. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Boyd | - | Hail fell north of Fouke, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Crossroads | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Sylverino | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Genoa | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Wona (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Roberts (historical) | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Gertrude | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.5 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Boyd | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4952287 | 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 57420. 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.






