Center Hill, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72143. It stands on Hog Foot Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sidon quadrangle.
On record in Center Hill
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 3 records
Smyrna Methodist Churchlisted 1992
Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 373-5 Sitelisted 2000- Critz, Col. John, Farm, Springhouselisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sidon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sidon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Center Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,026 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2004 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Center Hill: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Flagstone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugout Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Hill in 19 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Center Hill | 2 hurt, $950,000 | Emergency management reports indicated one home and two mobile homes were destroyed, three homes received major damage, and 16 homes received minor damage. Two chicken houses had roof damage. One business, which repaired cars and farm equipment, was destroyed. A fire station and church suffered damage. Trees and power lines were knocked down. Two people received minor injuries. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Center Hill | $25,000 | Some trees were knocked down, one of which fell on a van. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | Large tree limbs were blown down near the town of Center Hill. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | Some limbs were downed north of Center Hill. |
| March 2020 | Heavy Rain | Center Hill | - | A trained spotter estimated two inches of rain fell near Center Hill. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Center Hill | - | Ping pong ball size hail fell, and winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | A storm spotter estimated winds of 70 mph in Center Hill. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Hill | - | Limbs were blown down near Center Hill. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Center Hill | - | A resident of Center Hill measured 8.10 inches of rain in 21 hours. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Center Hill | - | A strong tornado was spawned on White County 5 miles to the southeast of Center Hill. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Winds with the tornado were estimated to be about 155 mph. The tornado destroyed a house, welding shop and a mobile home. A church, as well as a number of other houses and mobile homes sustained heavy damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed along the path of the tornado. The tornado was on the ground close to 9 miles before lifting northwest of Center Hill. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Center Hill | - | A strong tornado was spawned roughly 1 mile west of Center Hill. The tornado moved northeast, with several large trees uprooted or snapped. There was damage to roofs of some structures, with barns and outbuildings damaged as well. The tornado dissipated about 4 miles northeast of Center Hill. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Center Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Smyrna | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Crosby | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Joy | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Hill | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Brundige (historical) | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Jarta (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pickens | 5.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76567. 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.




