BlockDorothy, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72416. The Survey maps it on the Bono quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1935 USGS Sedgwick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sedgwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Sedgwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Bono quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Dorothy between 2003 and 2016, burning about 42 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 November 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 November 2016 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dorothy: 3 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dorothy in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Dorothy | $10,000 | A brief tornado formed west of County Road 159 northwest of Bono and moved northeast. The tornado crossed County Roads 144 and 147, producing sporadic, minor tree damage and snapping a wooden power pole. Peak winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dorothy | $5,000 | An outbuilding sustained damage from straight-line winds. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dorothy | $500 | Large tree down in resident's yard. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Dorothy | - | Numerous county roads closed due to flooding across the county. County Roads 159,147,167,155,192,263,414,425,856,910,and 912 were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bono | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Nalle | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Oak Ridge | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| March (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pauls Switch | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Nemo | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Fiftysix | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Herman | 3.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 48569. 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.