Calhoun, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Magnolia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71753. The Survey maps it on the Calhoun quadrangle. It stands 354 feet above sea level.
On record in Calhoun
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
Harvey C. Couch Schoollisted 1993
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1966 USGS Calhoun quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
82 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Calhoun between 1997 and 2018, burning about 561 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Calhoun: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Bromine, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Plant | Sulfur, Bromine | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calhoun in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calhoun | - | Trees downed on Highway 82 East, Highway 19 South, and Highway 78 South. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calhoun | - | A large tree was blown down across Highway 82 west of County Road 408. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calhoun | - | Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted east of Magnolia. Numerous power lines were downed as well. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Calhoun | - | A vehicle was washed off of County Road 30 southeast of Magnolia. The driver was able to escape her vehicle safely. Three other people nearby required high water rescues from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office. Over one foot of rushing water covered this portion of the road. |
| December 2018 | Hail | Calhoun | - | Quarter size hail fell along Highway 82 just east of Magnolia. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calhoun | - | Several trees were downed east of town along Hwy. 98 and CR. 34. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tide Water | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Calhoun Junction | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Johnston | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Walker | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Kerlin | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Free Hope | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Partee | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Magnolia | 5.6 miles | 14 |
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 Calhoun | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5019751 | 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 57492. 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.






