Evansville, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in Vineyard Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72729. The Survey maps it on the Evansville quadrangle. 102 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,122 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1898 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
488 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 488 fires within 5 miles of Evansville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,421 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 294 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 | 294 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30470 |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | JACKRABBIT |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Evansville: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evansville in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 3 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Evansville | $75,000 | This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Washington County just north of the Washington/Crawford County line, and moved east-northeast. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, and outbuildings were destroyed as it crossed Highway 59, Dobbs Mountain Road, and Odell Road. The tornado dissipated east of Odell Road. A tornadic debris signature was detected by the KSRX WSR-88D with this tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 110 to 120 mph. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Evansville | $75,000 | The strong tornado that began 5.5 miles east-southeast of Stillwell in Adair County Oklahoma moved into Washington County. The tornado destroyed a mobile home, destroyed a barn, rolled a vehicle, caused extensive tree damage, and snapped power poles. |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Evansville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansville | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of poultry houses and blew down trees in Evansville. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansville | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Evansville | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Evansville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolu | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Odell | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Morrow | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Dutch Mills | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Skylight | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Floss | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Clyde | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sexton (historical) | 8.3 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Evansville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5416011 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76889. 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.







