Cypress Valley, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Bird Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72157. It stands on Stratton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Solgohachia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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 Solgohachia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Solgohachia quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
86 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Cypress Valley between 1998 and 2020, burning about 502 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 26 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Cypress Valley: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cypress Valley in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress Valley | $25,000 | Roofs of mobile homes were damaged, as were some sheds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bethlehem | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Solgohachia | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Birdtown | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Springfield | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hill Creek | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Middleton | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| McClaren | 4.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q122546814 | 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 56981. 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.










