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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.

Dexter within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

75 since 2001

Regional 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/undetermined26
Debris and open burning21
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2005Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2005Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2003Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2005Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2004Arson/incendiarism178 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Easton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

7 since 2009

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Flash FloodDexter-Widespread street flooding took place blocking several roads in White Hall.
May 2024HailDexter-Quarter-sized hail fell near the community of Dexter.
June 2023HailDexter-Quarter sized hail fell at Pine Bluff Arsenal.
May 2011HailDexter-Nickel size hail fell at the Pine Bluff Arsenal.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindDexter-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust.
March 2015HailDexter-no account filed
June 2009HailDexter-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Plain View1.1 miles16
Baldwin2.6 miles16
Samples2.7 miles14
Eastwood3.0 miles14
White Hall3.1 miles16
Donaldsonville3.2 miles14
Oakland Heights3.3 miles14
Hardin3.3 miles14

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.