Centerville, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Centerville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72834. The Survey maps it on the Ola quadrangle. 283 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 344 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #4 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ola 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
Fires near this place
36 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Centerville between 1998 and 2018, burning about 503 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Centerville: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerville in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $15,000 | Power lines were blown down around Centerville, knocking out power to about 1,000 electric customers. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | $15,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down along Arkansas Highway 154. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Numerous trees blown down in the town of Centerville along with some minor exterior damage to structures, mostly shingles and outbuilding debris. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Centerville | - | This was an MPing report. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | The roofs of several buildings sustained damage and some power lines were also downed. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Power lines blown down. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | A weather observer reported trees and power lines down at Centerville. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged some farm equipment. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Centerville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Centerville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Jean | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Ard | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Prosperity | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Pisgah | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mount George | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| New Neely | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Elberta | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Old Neely | 4.7 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 Centerville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5060117 | 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 57535. 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.








