Cabanal, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Southeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72616. It lies near Gage Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Berryville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Berryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Cabanal between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,215 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Cabanal: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Fancher Tract | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Hittson Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cabanal in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2022: 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2022 | Flood | Cabanal | 1 killed | A vehicle driven into a flooded low water crossing near the intersection of county roads 705 and 741 was swept away, with the driver drowning in the flood water. Heavy rainfall had ended by early afternoon, but some low water crossings remained flooded well after the rain had stopped. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cabanal | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Cabanal | - | Several county roads were closed due to high water south of Berryville and also near Rule. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metalton | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rule | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rudd | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Conner | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Cave Spring (historical) | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Norton (historical) | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| New Town (historical) | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dean | 6.0 miles | 13 |
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 Cabanal | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38250485 | 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 76483. 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.









