Dexter, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71602. It stands on Arnold Creek. The Survey maps it on the White Hall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1932 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS White Hall quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Dexter between 2001 and 2019, burning about 638 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Natural | 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 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 178 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dexter: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dexter in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Dexter | - | Widespread street flooding took place blocking several roads in White Hall. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Dexter | - | Quarter-sized hail fell near the community of Dexter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dexter | - | Quarter sized hail fell at Pine Bluff Arsenal. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dexter | - | Nickel size hail fell at the Pine Bluff Arsenal. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dexter | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Dexter | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Dexter | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain View | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Baldwin | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Samples | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Eastwood | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| White Hall | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Donaldsonville | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Oakland Heights | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Hardin | 3.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56989. 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.







