Caney, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cadron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72032. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Conway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Conway quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Caney between 1997 and 2020, burning about 452 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Caney: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caney in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Caney | $150,000 | New Home Road in Guy was flooded. Many roads were flooded in Greenbrier. A man was rescued in Conway after his truck was pinned against a tree in floodwaters on Ridge Road. Ruts were made in Springfield Road and Mallet Town Road by floodwaters. Estimates of $80,000 worth of transportation infrastructure damage were made. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caney | $50,000 | A mobile home was blown off its foundation and had its roof torn off. This mobile home was nearly broadside to the wind and adjacent to an open field, so there was little to break the force of the wind. The resident was not home at the time. Trees were blown down, with one tree falling on a house. Fences were blown down. A carport was destroyed. The roof of a porch collapsed. Power lines were knocked down. The damage occurred along the southeastern city limits of Conway and was primarily confined to Hopkins Lane, Rowlett Lane, Arkansas Highway 286, Skunk Hollow Road, Odom Road, and Brewer Road. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Caney | - | Five incehes of water was over the Roster Rd. between Daugherty Hill Rd. and Middle Rd. in Conway. A culvert was also washed out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brumley | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Gold Lake Estates | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Preston | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sunny Gap (historical) | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Conway | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gold Creek | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Saltillo | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rolling Hills | 3.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56951. 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.








