Ellisville, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 3. It lies in ZIP code area 71742. It stands on Anna Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tinsman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Tinsman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
27 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Ellisville between 2002 and 2019, burning about 3,256 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,070 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | GRIMMETT |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2019 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ellisville: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Sandpit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ellisville in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2019: 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ellisville | - | A tree was downed on County Road 85 East. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Ellisville | - | Flash flooding occurred on U.S. Hwy 167 east of Woodberry, along with several county roads under water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levit (historical) | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lindale (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Watson | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Big Hill | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Tinsman | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Ebenezer | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Elberta (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Chambersville | 5.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69989. 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.






