Byron, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cleveland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72576. It stands on Bray Branch. The Survey maps it on the Byron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Salem SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Byron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
125 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Byron between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,132 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 38 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 | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Byron: 2 unknowns. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Byron in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2006: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Byron | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southwestern Fulton County near Byron. Only tree damage was noted, with several trees snapped or uprooted. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Byron | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byron | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byron | - | Some trees were knocked down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byron | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bexar | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Shady Grove | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Union | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wheeling | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Viola | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Flint Springs | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 47257. 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.







