De Ann, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Garland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71801. The Survey maps it on the Blevins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1951 USGS Blevins quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
48 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of De Ann between 1998 and 2020, burning about 343 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 79 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Ann in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | De Ann | $135,000 | Flooding was reported at the intersection of County Road 332 and County Road 209. Flash flooding also resulted in road closures on 32 from Hope to Bodcaw and on 195 from Fulton to Liberty, Arkansas. Highway 73 west of Gurnsey was also closed due to high water on the roadway. Flooding was also widespread across the county with infrastructure damage resulting in Hempstead County receiving Federal assistance. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F0) | De Ann | $22,000 | Mainly trees down. Two homes damaged from fallen trees. One "open air" barn lost some siding and roofing material. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Ann | $20,000 | Several large trees and powerlines toppled. One tree fell on a home while another tree fell across an automobile. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Ann | - | Multiple trees downed across roadways across Hempstead County, including in Hope and Blevins. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Ann | - | Tree downed on County Road 252 in the De Ann community. |
| April 2016 | Hail | De Ann | - | Nickel size hail fell along Highway 195 north of Hope. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | De Ann | - | The intersection of Hwy. 332 and Hwy. 195 was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | De Ann | - | Flooding was reported at Hwy. 332 at De Ann Creek. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Ann | - | A massive oak tree in a church yard fell across Hempstead County Road 228. The tree was nearly 80 feet tall. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Ann | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | De Ann | - | Highway 67 closed from Emmet to Perrytown. |
| May 2003 | Hail | De Ann | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhaven | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Garlandville | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Jakajones (historical) | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Drab (historical) | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Dunlap | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Dolph (historical) | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Perrytown | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Eastridge Addition | 6.2 miles | 15 |
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 De Ann | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19461298 | 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 76754. 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.
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.






