BlockDeep Elm, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in District 3. It lies in ZIP code area 71638. The Survey maps it on the Jerome quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Lake Village quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Lake Village quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Lake Village NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Jerome quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Deep Elm between 2002 and 2012, burning about 147 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 February 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 February 2007 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 December 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 November 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 October 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 26 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 October 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deep Elm in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deep Elm | $40,000 | A house and camper were destroyed. |
| November 2022 | Hail | Deep Elm | $30,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls fell near Dermott. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker (historical) | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bellaire | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Constance (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dermott | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Halley Junction | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hurds | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Maxey (historical) | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hudspeth | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57633. 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.