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.
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
County Road 6 Bridgelisted 2004
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1899 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Siloam Springs quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Watts quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 1993Regional 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 burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 1998 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30425 |
| 22 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 17 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | LIGHTNING CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF3) | Cincinnati | 4 killed, 7 hurt, $1,500,000 | This 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 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Cincinnati | $100,000 | This 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees and destroyed several outbuildings. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a chicken house and blew the doors off another poultry house. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a porch and blew the roof off a garage. Trees were also blown down. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a small shed over. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | $600 | Several large trees were uprooted, and many large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (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 2024 | Tornado (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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down. |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cincinnati | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a few large tree limbs. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Cincinnati | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summers | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rhea | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Weddington | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| Suttle | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lincoln | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sexton (historical) | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rickert (historical) | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Viney Grove | 9.8 miles | 18 |
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 Cincinnati | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5120199 | 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 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.







