Enterprise, Arkansas
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Township 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72916. It lies near White Bluff Mountain. The Survey maps it on the South Fort Smith quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1879 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS South Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS South Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS South Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Enterprise between 1993 and 2019, burning about 573 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Enterprise: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Aggregate, Light Weight. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescolite Company | Aggregate, Light Weight | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enterprise in 8 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Enterprise | $1,500,000 | This is the second segment of a two segment tornado. The tornado moved into Sebastian County west of Bonanza and moved northeast toward White Bluff. It was weak between Highway 112, across the north side of Bonanza, to just west of Highway 71, with mostly small trees uprooted and large tree limbs snapped in that segment of the path. It strengthened as it approached Highway 71, where trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado then moved across Fort Chaffee, where 40 buildings were damaged, and trees were snapped or uprooted, and then turned east-northeast, dissipating before crossing Highway 22. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KSRX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Enterprise | $30,000 | Large hail up to two inches in diameter damaged homes and vehicles. |
| March 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Enterprise | $20,000 | This tornado damaged or destroyed several barns and snapped numerous large tree limbs as it moved east-northeast within the Cedar Creek valley, north of Highway 45. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 85 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a garage door at an auto service station. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Bonanza. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Bonanza. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Enterprise | - | Portions of Highway 45 were flooded north of Bonanza. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Enterprise | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57726. 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.












