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Cincinnati, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Illinois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72769. It lies near Bates Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Watts quadrangle. 306 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.

Cincinnati within Washington County

On record in Cincinnati

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

61 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Cincinnati between 1993 and 2019, burning about 632 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 burning16
Arson/incendiarism13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Natural7
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2000Naturalunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
23 September 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1998Smoking3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
7 August 1998Smoking3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
31 August 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry30425
22 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
17 August 2012Naturalunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeLIGHTNING CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cincinnati: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

23 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cincinnati in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 4 deaths and 7 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2010Tornado (EF3)Cincinnati4 killed, 7 hurt, $1,500,000This segment is the second of six segments of this long-track tornado. The tornado moved into Washington County snapping numerous trees as it approached the town of Cincinnati. In Cincinnati, the tornado destroyed several permanent homes, destroyed the volunteer fire station, destroyed a mobile home, damaged several other permanent homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, snapped numerous power poles, and destroyed barns and outbuildings. Two people were killed in the mobile home that was destroyed and a third person was killed either in or near a barn while he was tending to his cattle. At least seven injuries also occurred. The tornado was about 300 yards wide when it went through town. The maximum estimated wind speed in the tornado based on this damage was 140 mph.||The tornado continued to move rapidly northeastward and widened to about 500 yards northeast of Cincinnati. Several permanent homes were severely damaged, several mobile homes were destroyed, at least four chicken houses were destroyed, outbuildings were destroyed, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and power poles were snapped. A woman in one of the mobile homes that was destroyed was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. She later died from those injuries on January 4th.||The tornado continued into Benton County, Arkansas.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Cincinnati$100,000This is the second and final segment of this tornado. In Washington County, this tornado damaged a home, damaged several barns, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this tornado segment was 100 to 110 mph.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindCincinnati$50,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and destroyed several outbuildings.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindCincinnati$50,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a chicken house and blew the doors off another poultry house.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindCincinnati$10,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a porch and blew the roof off a garage. Trees were also blown down.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCincinnati$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew a small shed over.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCincinnati$600Several large trees were uprooted, and many large tree limbs were blown down.
April 2026Tornado (EF0)Cincinnati-This is the third segment of a three-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Washington County, AR, south of W Cincinnati Road. It moved northeast across Highway 59 near Cincinnati, where numerous large tree limbs were snapped. Numerous large tree limbs were also snapped as it crossed Rennic Road and Ham Road before dissipating. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 75 to 85 mph.
November 2024Tornado (EF1)Cincinnati-This is the third segment of a four-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Washington County just north of Brush Road. It moved northeast, crossing Highway 59 and Highway 244, before moving into Benton County. Numerous trees were uprooted in Washington County, and many large tree limbs were snapped. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindCincinnati-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindCincinnati-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindCincinnati-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down.
November 2001Thunderstorm WindCincinnati-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a few large tree limbs.
April 2014HailCincinnati-no account filed
May 2008HailCincinnati-no account filed
January 2006HailCincinnati-no account filed
April 2005HailCincinnati-no account filed
July 2003HailCincinnati-no account filed
April 2002HailCincinnati-no account filed
November 2001HailCincinnati-no account filed
March 2000HailCincinnati-no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodCincinnati-no account filed
September 1996Flash FloodCincinnati-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Summers4.0 miles15
Rhea5.9 miles17
Weddington6.0 miles17
Suttle7.3 miles15
Lincoln7.6 miles15
Sexton (historical)8.4 miles17
Rickert (historical)8.9 miles18
Viney Grove9.8 miles18

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 CincinnatiAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5120199The 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 47789. 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.