Farmville, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 71671. The Survey maps it on the Farmville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Farmville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Warren quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
87 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Farmville between 2001 and 2020, burning about 669 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | 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
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Farmville: 16 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmville in 6 storm reports between 2004 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmville | $500,000 | One chicken house collapsed and three others were damaged. Many hundreds of chickens were killed. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, with some houses and outbuildings damaged by falling trees. A camping trailer tipped over against a power pole. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmville | - | A large tree was blown down on Bradley County Road 34. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Farmville | - | Up to 2 inch hail fell in Bradley county from just north of Farmville to Warren. Hail covered the ground, broke windows and windshields and dented cars. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Farmville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmville | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleberry (historical) | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Craney | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lanark | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gin (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Greenville | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sandtuck (historical) | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hermitage | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Gravelridge | 5.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57011. 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.







