Elmo, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Oil Trough Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72112. It stands on Bear Wallow Slough. The Survey maps it on the Olyphant 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.
- 1935 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Olyphant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Elmo between 2005 and 2018, burning about 390 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elmo in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2018: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmo | $50,000 | Two truck trailers were overturned, with one of the trailers crushing a boat and boat trailer. A camper shell was blown into a power pole, and barns and outbuildings were damaged. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Elmo | $30,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down east of Oil Trough. Several power poles were snapped and many trees were blown down. Some homes received roof damage. The tornado exited Independence County east-southeast of Paroquet and entered Jackson County west-southwest of Reamey. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmo | - | A personal weather instrument recorded a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Elmo | - | Arkansas 14 was covered by water. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Elmo | - | A tornado moved across open, plowed farm fields. There were several witnesses to the tornado. The tornado entered Jackson County just southwest of Macks. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmo | - | Arkansas Highway 14 was blocked by downed trees. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmo | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Elmo | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmo | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Elmo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunnington | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oil Trough | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Paroquet | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Underwood (historical) | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Akron (historical) | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Thida | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Newark | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Departe (historical) | 6.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57003. 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.
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.






