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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paragould West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1999Regional 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 burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 March 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 29 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 February 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 February 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Cline Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cooper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dwyer Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edd Ridge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Express Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Greene County | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jf Bowlin | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kelley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| L Treadway | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2008Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $30,000 | Power lines and trees down around Paragould. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $15,000 | Straight 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $10,000 | Large tree limbs down in Paragould. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $10,000 | Multiple trees down in Paragould. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $10,000 | Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines near the Greene County Technical Institute along Highway 412 west of Paragould. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down across County Road 625 about one-half mile west of County Road 627. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $2,000 | A large tree was knocked down in Oak Grove Heights. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | $2,000 | Straight line winds knocked down trees on County Road 628, west of Oak Grove. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | Straight line winds knocked down a few trees in Oak Grove Heights. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Center 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | Straight line winds knocked down power lines in Paragould and caused roof damage at the Greene County Technical High School. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph in Oak Grove Heights. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Center Hill | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Oak Grove Heights. Several roads were flooded. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Center Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Hill | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Paragould | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Green High | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Knot | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Unity | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Camp Ground | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Crowley | 4.4 miles | 15 |
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.







