Cheatham, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mineral Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. The Survey maps it on the Chapel Hill 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Chapel Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
179 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 179 fires within 5 miles of Cheatham between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,497 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 87 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 63 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | LOCKESBURG |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10367 |
| 27 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cheatham: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellah Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cheatham in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF2) | Cheatham | $400,000 | This is the continuation of the Eastern McCurtain County EF-2 tornado. This tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along Kellum Road in Northwest Sevier County, and continued to touch down intermittently several times as it tracked southeast. It touched down again along Bellah Mine Road as it crossed DeQueen Lake, with additional trees snapped and uprooted along Story Creek Road and DeQueen Lake Road. Minor metal roof damage to a garage of a home also occurred in this area. The damage swath broadened as the tornado approached Highway 71, when it crossed Crosstrails Road, damaging the roofs of two chicken houses while uprooting and snapping numerous trees. The tornado continued on to cross Highway 71 where numerous trees were snapped, a single-wide mobile home was rolled and destroyed, and the roof of a farm building was partially damaged. The tornado snapped approximately ten more trees before lifting just south of Highway 71/371 several miles east of DeQueen just east of the intersection of Farm to Market Road. Although the tornado will be rated an EF-2 with estimated maximum winds near 125 mph, found in Eastern McCurtain County Oklahoma, the tornadic damage in North-central Sevier County was estimated to be EF-1, with estimated maximum winds up to 105 mph. The total tornado path length from Eastern McCurtain County Oklahoma into North-central Sevier County Arkansas was near 20 miles. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cheatham | $5,000 | The Army Corps of Engineers reported that thunderstorm winds damaged trees near DeQueen Dam. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Cheatham | - | Multiple secondary roads were closed across Sevier County due to flooding. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Cheatham | - | Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout Sevier County. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Cheatham | - | Widespread flooding and road closures were again quite numerous across the southern portion of the 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellum | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Antrey (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Blanchard (historical) | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Chapel Hill | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Antioch (historical) | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Process City | 7.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76595. 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.







