Feenyville, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Spring Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71667. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Feenyville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Star City quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dumas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Feenyville between 2001 and 2019, burning about 422 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2016 | Natural | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 26 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Feenyville: 20 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hb Roberts | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lincoln County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rupe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Star City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Feenyville in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Feenyville | 1 hurt, $200,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down about 4.5 miles west of Star City and tracked to the northeast. According to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, six mobile homes were destroyed, one mobile home suffered major damage, and four houses had minor damage. In addition, several barns and outbuildings were destroyed, hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped off, and power lines were knocked down. The majority of the damage was close to the Feenyville community. One man was injured when his mobile home was flipped upside down while he was inside. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe declared Lincoln County a state disaster area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Feenyville | - | Trees were blown down on Alco Rd. west of Star City. The report was relayed by South Arkansas Weather social media account. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Feenyville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Villa Vale (historical) | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Palmyra | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Star City | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Nebo | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Branchville | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Yorktown | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Rest (historical) | 6.8 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122548768 | 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 57012. 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.





