Eglantine, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Red River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72153. It stands on Lynn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fairfield Bay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Fairfield Bay quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
44 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Eglantine between 1997 and 2020, burning about 299 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Eglantine: 2 past producers. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eglantine in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eglantine | $20,000 | A tree fell onto a home in Fairfield Bay. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eglantine | - | At Fairfield Bay, on Greers Ferry Lake, approximately 6 boats were overturned and blown onshore via thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Eglantine | - | Hail fell in Fairfield Bay. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Eglantine | - | Hail occurred at the Fairfield Bay golf course. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Bay | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Palisades | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Chalk (historical) | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Settlement (historical) | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bloomington (historical) | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Choctaw Pines | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Banner (historical) | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Shirley | 5.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57001. 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.








