Cass, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Boston Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on Lindsey Branch. The Survey maps it on the Cass quadrangle.
On record in Cass
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1879 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cass quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Cass between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,021 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 49 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BIG EDDY |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | CRIPPLE BRANCH |
| 31 July 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | KIDD |
| 13 July 2012 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BEE ROCK |
| 12 June 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | ROCK CREEK RD. |
| 27 May 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 1 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cass: 2 past producers. 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
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cass in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines, and damaged the roofs of buildings on Highway 23, north of Cass. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Cass. There was some structural damage to buildings in the area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $200 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a road. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $100 | A tree was blown down along SH 295 |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Portions of Highway 23 north of Turners Bend were flooded. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Redding Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Multiple roads between Cass and Ozark were reported flooded. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Locally heavy rainfall resulted in roads being flooded across the northern portion of the county. A swift water rescue of someone stranded in the high water was necessary. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Cass | - | Highway 23 southwest of Cass was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The trees fell on Highway 23. |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Highway 23 was temporarily impassable due to high water. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down onto a road. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Several trees were knocked down. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Cass | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno (historical) | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Redding | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Barnes | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Paradise | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Beach Grove | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| West Cobb | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fly Gap (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Pittston Junction | 5.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76545. 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.










