Cravens, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Cravens Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on Possum Trot Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cravens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1879 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
111 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Cravens between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,733 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 22 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cravens: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| White Oak Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cravens in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cravens | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a home, and damaged the roof and siding of several outbuildings. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Cravens | - | The intersection of Wire Road and Twisted Oak Lane was flooded, as were portions of other county roads northwest of Ozark. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Cravens | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Elm | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Felkner Town | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| White Oak | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Toney | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| White Rock | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Jethro | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Watalula | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Grove | 6.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71275. 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.









