Delaware, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Delaware Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72835. It lies near Charlie Rollans Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Delaware quadrangle. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Delaware quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Delaware quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Delaware between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,185 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Delaware: 17 unknowns, 12 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Ledge Stone Co | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk Gravel Quarries 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Delaware in 12 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 dust devil. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Dust Devil | Delaware | $75,000 | A very well-developed dust devil damaged four chicken houses near Delaware. Tin was torn off the roof and sides of the chicken houses. The debris was pulled so high into the air that it flew over trees and ridges. Cattle and horses were frightened and ran. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaware | - | Multiple trees were blown down near the town of Delaware. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Delaware | - | A public report was received of dime size hail in Delware. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaware | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaware | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaware | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaware | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Delaware | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Delaware | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Delaware | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Delaware | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Delaware | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Liberty | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| New Blaine | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Shady Grove | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Sommer (historical) | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Saint Scholastica | 8.9 miles | 20 | |
| Geren (historical) | 9.2 miles | 20 | |
| Johnson | 9.2 miles | 20 |
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 Delaware | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5253200 | 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 71363. 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.









