BlockFallsville, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Boston Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72854. The Survey maps it on the Fallsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fallsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
23 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Fallsville between 1995 and 2020, burning about 132 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GOBBLER'S KNOB #2 |
| 22 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GOBBLER'S KNOB |
| 1 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | JOH1765984 |
| 5 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WARD |
| 5 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | DOGWOOD |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 1996 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BRUSHY RIDGE |
| 8 March 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | DIXON RIDGE A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fallsville in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Fallsville | $200,000 | This tornado touched down approximately one mile north of the community of Fallsville, AR along the ridgeline north of town where it began to track northeastward. Damage consisted of many trees that were snapped or uprooted along with several outbuildings/barns that were damaged or completely destroyed along its path. A few homes had minor structural damage. The tornado lifted just west of Arkansas State Highway 21 after tracking 3.4 miles. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | $80,000 | Numerous trees were blown down along Arkansas 21. Three parked vehicles were crushed by falling trees. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Fallsville | $1,000 | Broadcast media shared a picture of hail at least 2 inches in diameter that broke the back window of a car in Salus. |
| November 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Fallsville | - | This tornado which began in Johnson County continued into southern Newton County. Radar velocity showed this tornado being short-lived, and spotters confirmed no damage crossing Arkansas Highway 21, even though the TDS continued a little while longer. As result, the tornado likely lifted just west of Arkansas Highway 21, and was given a rating of EF-U due to area impacted being inaccessible by roads. This tornado tracked through two different counties and was rated EF-U with unknown estimated winds. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | Debris was noted along with downed trees near Fallsville. This was possibly a tornado. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Fallsville | - | Tennis ball sized hail fell in Salus. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Fallsville | - | The F2 tornado over Johnson County crossed into Newton County about 4.5 miles southeast of Fallsville. The tornado continued to track to the northeast for 1.8 miles, before lifting 4.5 miles east-southeast of Fallsville. Since the tornado tracked across a national forest, damage along the path of the tornado consisted of numerous downed trees. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fallsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Fallsville | - | 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 76906. 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.