Edgemont, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72044. It lies near Eva Turnley Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Greers Ferry quadrangle. 56 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 574 feet above sea level.
On record in Edgemont
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
Old Highway 16 Bridgelisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Greers Ferry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
63 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Edgemont between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,081 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 97 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 Edgemont: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgemont in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2015: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgemont | $2,000,000 | Thunderstorm winds struck the Hill Creek Marina on Greers Ferry Lake, destroying three docks. One of the docks was thrown on top of another dock. At least 80 boats were damaged or destroyed, including some boats that overturned or sank. Lightning detection equipment and Doppler weather radar indicated the storm had only a brief life-span. From the time cloud-to-ground lightning developed until it dissipated was only 20 minutes. Altogether, only 13 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes were detected from the storm. Although people were present at the marina when the storm struck, no one was injured. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgemont | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in the Greers Ferry Lake area. A tree limb fell on a power line. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgemont | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down at the Devils Fork Recreation Area. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Edgemont | - | Water covered several roads across the area. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgemont | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. Several buildings also sustained some minor roof and structural damage. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgemont | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and damaged the roofs of several buildings. |
| August 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Edgemont | - | An F0 tornado touched down very briefly near Edgemont. A couple of downed trees were the only damage noted along the path of the tornado. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Edgemont | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Edgemont | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgemont | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Edgemont | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Edgemont | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Edgemont | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greers Ferry | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Higden | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Post Oak | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Partain | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sunny Slope | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Sandiff | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Pine | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Whispering Springs | 3.8 miles | 15 |
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 Edgemont | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5337783 | 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 57700. 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.








