Calmer, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Miller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71665. The Survey maps it on the Calmer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 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
- 1970 USGS Calmer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
119 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Calmer between 2001 and 2019, burning about 1,024 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 18 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| 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 | 55 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Calmer: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Bauxite District | Aluminum, Titanium | Producer | WEATHERING RESIDUAL | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calmer in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 | Flood | Calmer | $5,000 | Arkansas 114 was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Calmer | - | Arkansas Highway 114 completely covered by high water near the intersection of Jupiter Lane. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Calmer | - | A section of Highway 114 was closed due to high water. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Calmer | - | An F1 tornado touched down very briefly to the south of Calmer. Two old chicken houses were destroyed, with tin torn from the roofs and doors removed from two other chicken houses. Several trees were also blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calmer | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calmer | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calmer | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Calmer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Friendship | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rowell | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lehigh (historical) | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Randall | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Toledo | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Eunice | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Zion | 7.5 miles | 9 |
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 Calmer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18326204 | 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 56947. 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.






