Cleveland, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Nichols Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72030. It stands on Brock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle. It stands 728 feet above sea level.
On record in Cleveland
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
Cafeteria Building-Cleveland Schoollisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
91 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Cleveland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,231 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 29 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Cleveland: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cleveland in 23 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Cleveland | - | A funnel cloud occurred over the town of Cleveland. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Cleveland. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Roof panels were blown off of an outbuilding. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cleveland | - | Hail fell on Arkansas Highway 95. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Cleveland | - | Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highway 95 south of Cleveland. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Cleveland | - | A strong tornado briefly touched down in northern Conway County. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 125 mph. All of the damage observed was on a hilltop. A double-wide mobile home, which had been tied down with tie-down straps, was destroyed. The home was blown across the highway, with much of the debris striking a church. The church itself had considerable damage. A sport utility vehicle also sustained some damage. The tornado was on the ground for about one mile before dissipating. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Cleveland | - | A weak tornado was spawned in northern Conway County roughly 4 to 5 miles east-northeast of Cleveland. The tornado briefly touched down and caused some minor tree damage before dissipating. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Cleveland | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Cleveland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blick | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lost Corner | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Gobblers Point | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Robertsville | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyside | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Jerusalem | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lick Mountain | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Lanty | 6.0 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 Cleveland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5132021 | 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 76637. 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.










