Capps, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bryan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72601. The Survey maps it on the Gaither quadrangle. It stands 1,440 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison 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
- 1967 USGS Gaither quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Capps between 1997 and 2015, burning about 753 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Capps: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smeltin & Refining Co. | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Mcentire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Capps in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capps | - | A roof was partially blown off of a pole barn along with several large trees blown over near Harrison. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capps | - | Several trees were downed. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Capps | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off three power poles. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batavia | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Grubb Springs | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Francis | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bear Creek Springs | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Harrison | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Little Arkansaw | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Red Bank | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ridgeway | 5.7 miles | 12 |
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 Capps | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3657798 | 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 57506. 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.









