Canfield, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Roane Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71845. The Survey maps it on the Canfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Canfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 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
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
72 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Canfield between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,837 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 290 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Canfield: 1 past producer. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canfield in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees. |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Canfield | - | Multiple county roads were washed out, including CR 31 and 16. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Canfield | - | Quarter size hail reported near State Highway 29 and County Road 16 north of Canfield. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Canfield | - | AR 360 north of Gin City was flooded. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | - | Three trees were downed onto Hwy. 29 in the Canfield community. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | - | A large tree and powerlines were downed on Hwy. 360 about one mile west of the community of Canfield, Arkansas. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | - | Numerous trees down across the town. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Canfield | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Canfield | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Canfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canfield | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Canfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Mill | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Grants | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Walnut Hill | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bradley | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Gin City | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Grove | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Kress City | 7.8 miles | 16 | |
| Walker Creek | 7.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 47444. 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.






