Driggs, Arkansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Driggs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72943. It lies near Barn Hill. The Survey maps it on the Magazine quadrangle.
On record in Driggs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
John Gabriel Fort Houselisted 1996
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 22 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1934 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Booneville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Magazine quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
69 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Driggs between 1998 and 2020, burning about 305 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 9.4 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | DELTIC FIRE |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WICKED |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Driggs: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Cotton Sand & Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Logan County Building Stone Co | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Driggs in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Driggs | $25,000 | The tornado blew down trees, and removed some roofing material from several homes. Some barns and outbuildings were damaged. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | Trees and powerlines were reported down in the town of Driggs. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Driggs | - | Report was relayed by the Franklin County OEM. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | Trees down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Driggs | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Driggs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon City | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Paris | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Revilee | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Magazine | 6.2 miles | 22 | |
| Caulksville | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Cauthron | 6.9 miles | 22 | |
| Gray Rock | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Corley | 7.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71418. 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.












