Buena Vista, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71701. The Survey maps it on the Buena Vista 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.
- 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
- 1962 USGS Buena Vista quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
154 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista between 1998 and 2020, burning about 776 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 42 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buena Vista in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2014: 5 hail, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $2,500,000 | The Camden-Fairview High School had damage at the baseball field, where the bleachers were overturned and the dugouts were destroyed, at the football stadium and weight room, at the band building, and at one of the classroom buildings. Hundreds of trees were blown down. Nine homes were destroyed, nine had major damage, 13 had minor damage, and seven were affected. Many power lines were blown down, including a major transmission line, leaving the entire city without power. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $150,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. Several roofs were damaged by the falling trees. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | $100,000 | A tree fell across a house and trapped a resident. The person was rescued and was uninjured. The house and vehicles were destroyed. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | - | Numerous trees were down in the area, and some of the trees were on houses. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Buena Vista | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buena Vista | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Buena Vista | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Buena Vista | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Buena Vista | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Buena Vista | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufra (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Spring Hill | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ogemaw | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Pace City | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rendezvous | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Elliott | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Troy | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 7.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76458. 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.
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.







