BlockCary, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72404. The Survey maps it on the Greenfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Dee quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dee quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Greenfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Cary between 1998 and 2016, burning about 370 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 February 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | POI1461569 |
| 18 February 2016 | Smoking | 98 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 February 2016 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cary: 6 unknowns. 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.
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cary in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Cary | $125,000 | A tornado developed near the Poinsett/Craighead County line and damaged trees along County Road 452. The tornado damaged a large rice facility along Highway 1, and destroyed a storage building near County Road 406. The tornado dissipated as it approached Highway 158. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| February 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Cary | - | A weak tornado tracked across open fields west of Bay causing little or no damage. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cary | - | Straight line winds damaged a mini storage building on Highway 1 south of Lawson Street to the south of Jonesboro. Several 50 foot transmission poles were also broken in the area. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Cary | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Cary. Water covered Highway 1 South. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Cary | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Apt | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Fallis | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Valley View | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hergett | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bay | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Nettleton | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Davis Spur | 7.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57520. 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.