Chickalah, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Magazine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72833. It stands on Little Chickalah Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chickalah Mountain East quadrangle. It stands 407 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 #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Chickalah Mountain East 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
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Chickalah between 1997 and 2018, burning about 326 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | LANMAN |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Chickalah: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk Shale Pits 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Warren Brothers Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chickalah in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Chickalah | $200,000 | A supercell produced an EF0 tornado, which was on the ground for approximately 0.5 miles. Most resultant damage occurred in the form of downed trees. There were also 2 high voltage electric transmission towers that were heavily damaged by the tornado. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Chickalah | $75,000 | A tornado destroyed a mobile home and blew down numerous trees. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Chickalah | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | $10,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2022 | Heavy Rain | Chickalah | - | The emergency manager reported 4.5 inches of rain since the day before. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Chickalah | - | Roads were flooded in and near Chickalah. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Chickalah | - | Two low water bridges were impassable due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | - | Trees were down in Chickalah. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | - | A few power poles were blown down. |
| January 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Chickalah | - | A strong tornado touched down in northern Yell County, about 5 miles southwest of Chickalah. Estimated winds with the tornado were around 140 mph. A house was severely damaged. An abandoned mobile home, used for storage, was badly damaged. A few chicken houses had major damage, and a number of others had parts of the roofs taken off. A travel trailer was overturned, with numerous sheds and outbuildings destroyed. A number of power lines and power poles were blown down. Hundreds of trees were either snapped off or uprooted. A mobile home was also destroyed by fire, apparently due to a fallen power line. The tornado tracked to the east-northeast for about 13 miles before moving into southern Pope County. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Chickalah | - | A weak tornado tracked from eastern Logan County into northern Yell County. As it entered Yell County, the tornado gradually weakened, with some trees knocked down. The tornado dissipated 4 to 5 miles west of Dardanelle. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Chickalah | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chickalah | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Chickalah | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Chickalah | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Chickalah | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Chickalah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosley | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pisgah | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Alpha | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Oak Grove | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Nebo | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Mount George | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ranger | 4.5 miles | 17 |
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 Chickalah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5096180 | 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 71130. 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.








