Cecil, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Grover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72930. The Survey maps it on the Cecil quadrangle. It stands 866 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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 Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Cecil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Cecil quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Cecil between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,006 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2005 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 29 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Cecil: 17 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arnold Stone Co | Stone | Past Producer | Thin-bedded sandstone | |
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cecil in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 13 thunderstorm wind, 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree near the intersection of Highway 41S and Highway 96. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm wind estimated to 65 mph snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm wind gusted to around 60 mph. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in town. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Cecil | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cecil | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poping | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sub Rosa (historical) | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Meg | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Anice (historical) | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Pleasant View | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Peter Pender | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Toney | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dahoma (historical) | 5.8 miles | 19 |
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 Cecil | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5055908 | 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 47557. 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.










