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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.

Cass within Franklin County

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 sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsBIG EDDY
2 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National ForestsCRIPPLE BRANCH
31 July 1997Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National ForestsKIDD
13 July 2012Natural1.7 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsBEE ROCK
12 June 1997Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National ForestsROCK CREEK RD.
27 May 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National Forestsnot named
1 May 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National Forestsnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

40 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCass$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindCass$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines, and damaged the roofs of buildings on Highway 23, north of Cass.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCass$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Cass. There was some structural damage to buildings in the area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCass$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindCass$200Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCass$100Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCass$100Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a road.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCass$100A tree was blown down along SH 295
September 2025Flash FloodCass-Portions of Highway 23 north of Turners Bend were flooded.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCass-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Redding Road.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindCass-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees.
June 2019Flash FloodCass-Multiple roads between Cass and Ozark were reported flooded.
May 2016Flash FloodCass-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 2015FloodCass-Highway 23 southwest of Cass was closed due to flooding.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindCass-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindCass-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindCass-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCass-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The trees fell on Highway 23.
January 2005Flash FloodCass-Highway 23 was temporarily impassable due to high water.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindCass-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down onto a road.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindCass-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindCass-Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindCass-Several trees were knocked down.
June 2012HailCass-no account filed
March 2008HailCass-no account filed
May 2008HailCass-no account filed
September 2006HailCass-no account filed
February 2005HailCass-no account filed
April 2004HailCass-no account filed
July 2001HailCass-no account filed
January 2000HailCass-no account filed
April 1999HailCass-no account filed
May 1998HailCass-no account filed
June 1998HailCass-no account filed
May 1996HailCass-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindCass-no account filed
March 1996HailCass-no account filed
October 1995HailCass-no account filed
November 1995HailCass-no account filed
July 1994HailCass-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fresno (historical)1.9 miles15
Redding2.3 miles15
Barnes3.6 miles15
Paradise3.9 miles15
Beach Grove4.2 miles10
West Cobb4.3 miles15
Fly Gap (historical)4.5 miles18
Pittston Junction5.4 miles10

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.