Cricket, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Omaha Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72662. It lies near Pinrod Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Omaha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Omaha quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Cricket between 1992 and 2020, burning about 743 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BOO19078654 |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cricket: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Carrier Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Josie B. Mine | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cricket in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Cricket | $600,000 | Flash flooding occurred on many roads in Boone County, and many low-water crossings were under water. In the Harrison area, U.S. 65 was blocked off due to water over the road, and Arkansas 7 had 4 feet of water over it. Water from Bear Creek flowed over the bridge on Arkansas 14 and deposited debris on the roadway. Water surrounded a mobile home in Omaha, but the fire department got the 83 year-old occupant out. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cricket | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto U.S. 65. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cricket | - | Multiple trees and powerlines were blown down across Arkansas 14. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cricket | - | Trees were blown down. Debris was in the road on Highway 65, about a mile north of Tower Road. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Cricket | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Crest | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| New Hope | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Burlington | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Self | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Shaver (historical) | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bellville | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lowry | 8.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56974. 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.









