Edna, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Batson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72830. It stands on West Fork Horsehead Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hunt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Batson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Hunt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Edna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 591 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MAVERICK |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 42 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | EAGLE NEST |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 44 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Edna: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 3 | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edna in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2020: 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flood | Edna | $25,000 | A natural gas pipeline was damaged due to debris floating in floodwaters. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edna | $6,000 | Trees and powerlines were down as well as some damage to several chicken houses in the area. The path length was 2.1 miles and path width was 50 yards wide. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Edna | - | Water was two feet deep in the primitive camp area at Horsehead Lake. Four families who were camping were temporarily trapped by the swift-flowing water. They were uninjured. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Edna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| White Oak | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Smeadley (historical) | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Harmony | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Batson | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Linville (historical) | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Dale (historical) | 6.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 71535. 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.







