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Center Hill, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Bula Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72450. The Survey maps it on the Paragould West quadrangle.

Center Hill within Greene County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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

10 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Center Hill between 1999 and 2015, burning about 248 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 burning3
Arson/incendiarism3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 1999Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2000Arson/incendiarism35 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 April 1999Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 March 1999Arson/incendiarism29 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 February 2006Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 February 2015Misuse of fire by a minor50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Center Hill: 8 unknowns, 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
UnkStoneUnknown
Cline PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cooper PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dwyer Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Edd RidgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Express Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Greene CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jf BowlinSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kelley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
L TreadwaySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

18 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Hill in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash 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
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$30,000Power lines and trees down around Paragould.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$15,000Straight line winds knocked down limbs and caused some roof damage to a home in Paragould. Damage was also reported on U.S. Highway 412 at the Cache River.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$10,000Large tree limbs down in Paragould.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$10,000Multiple trees down in Paragould.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$10,000Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines near the Greene County Technical Institute along Highway 412 west of Paragould.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$2,000Trees were knocked down across County Road 625 about one-half mile west of County Road 627.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$2,000A large tree was knocked down in Oak Grove Heights.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill$2,000Straight line winds knocked down trees on County Road 628, west of Oak Grove.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill-Straight line winds knocked down a few trees in Oak Grove Heights.
June 2013Flash FloodCenter Hill-Heavy rain occurred in Oak Grove Heights. As a result, a drainage ditch flooded the Dollar General parking lot with six to eight inches of water.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill-Straight line winds knocked down power lines in Paragould and caused roof damage at the Greene County Technical High School.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindCenter Hill-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph in Oak Grove Heights.
March 2008Flash FloodCenter Hill-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Oak Grove Heights. Several roads were flooded.
May 2025HailCenter Hill-no account filed
June 2023HailCenter Hill-no account filed
June 2023HailCenter Hill-no account filed
April 2021HailCenter Hill-no account filed
May 2018HailCenter Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Fairview2.0 miles15
Rock Hill2.4 miles15
Paragould2.5 miles15
Green High3.6 miles15
Pine Knot3.6 miles15
Unity4.1 miles15
Camp Ground4.3 miles15
Crowley4.4 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57533. 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.