Busch, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Western Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72631. It lies near Ott Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Beaver quadrangle. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
On record in Busch
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Old U.S. 62, Busch Segmentlisted 2008
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Busch between 1992 and 2018, burning about 276 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DODGE HOLLOW ATV |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TWIN VISTAS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Busch: 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battler Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kirk Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| H L Burtner Uranium Mine | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Radium Cave | Uranium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Busch in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Busch | $100,000 | This is the first segment of the three segment tornado. In Carroll County, this tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees, damaged a number of homes, destroyed outbuildings, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. The tornado moved into Barry County, Missouri, and eventually Stone County, Missouri, where it dissipated. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind overturned recreational vehicles near Beaver Lake Dam. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Busch | $25,000 | Hail up to golfball size covered the ground. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Busch | - | Flooding was reported along Route 187 northwest of Eureka Springs in the vicinity of Oak Ranch. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down two trees. The trees blocked a highway. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large trees. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Later at Berryville, half-inch diameter hail was reported. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Busch | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Busch | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Busch | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Busch | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden (historical) | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Beaver | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Gaskins (historical) | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Holiday Island | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Eureka Springs | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Junction (historical) | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mundell (historical) | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Hill | 7.1 miles | 12 |
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 Busch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5001309 | 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 57478. 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.









