BlockCardiff, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 5. It lies in ZIP code area 72958. It lies near Narrow Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Bee Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1887 USGS Mount Ida #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Mount Ida quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1890 USGS Mt Ida quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Parks quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Bee Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Cardiff between 1992 and 2018, burning about 560 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 10 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | SKIDDER |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BEE MTN. |
| 12 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.1 acres | Ouachita National Forest | EAST 80 |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | FLAT |
| 29 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2006 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | DUSTY ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cardiff in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Cardiff | $100,000 | Thousands of trees were blown down by the tornado, primarily within the Ouachita National Forest. The Knopper's Ford Recreation Area was damaged and had to be closed. Parts of the Sugar Creek Multipurpose Horse and Off-Highway Vehicle Trail also had to be closed. The tornado exited Scott County about 7 1/2 miles north-northwest of Olio and continued into Logan County about 2 1/4 miles south-southeast of Joyland. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cardiff | - | Several trees were blown down along portions of Arkansas Highway 80 east of Waldron. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cardiff | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 80 east of Waldron. Other trees were blown down in various locations around the county. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cardiff | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 80 east of Waldron. Other trees were blown down in various locations around the county. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cardiff | - | Trees were blown down along Highway 80 East. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olio | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Green Ridge | 5.2 miles | 31 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 5.3 miles | 31 | |
| Girard (historical) | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lone Elm | 5.5 miles | 31 | |
| Colburn Spring (historical) | 6.4 miles | 31 | |
| Union Hill | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| The Pines | 8.8 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66276. 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.
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.