Brownsville, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Washburn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72927. It lies near Ferguson Valley. The Survey maps it on the Booneville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1934 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
86 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Brownsville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 7 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 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 Brownsville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Stone Co | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownsville in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsville | $3,000 | Shingles were blown off a house, and a tree was blown down north of Booneville. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownsville | - | The Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down at the intersection of Highway 116 and 23. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Brownsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Brownsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chismville | 1.5 miles | 22 | |
| Cauthron | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Booneville | 4.1 miles | 22 | |
| Glendale | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Magazine | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Caulksville | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Ratcliff | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Carolan | 7.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64227. 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.












