Figure Five, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 72952. The Survey maps it on the Rudy quadrangle. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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
- 1898 USGS Winslow #3 quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1969 USGS Rudy quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
111 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Figure Five between 1997 and 2020, burning about 464 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 11 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BRAWNER LOOP |
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 Figure Five: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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.
Storms near this place
23 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Figure Five in 23 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Figure Five | $75,000 | A tornado damaged several homes, destroyed a boat storage building and blew down a number of trees. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines and several trees northwest of Figure Five. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto Richmond Road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Old Uniontown Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | A storm spotter measured 85 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. Trees were uprooted and numerous large tree limbs were snapped as a result of the strong wind. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Figure Five | - | Portions of Old Uniontown Road were flooded. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Figure Five | - | Portions of Fayetteville Road were flooded. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Figure Five | - | Portions of Sandstone Drive were flooded. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Figure Five | - | Lee Creek near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 401 feet at 2:15 am CDT on April 30th. The river crested at 406.6 feet at 7:30 am CDT on the 30th, resulting in major flooding. Tailwater Park, campgrounds, and Rena Road were inundated by high water. The river fell below flood stage at 2:45 pm CDT on the 30th. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Figure Five | - | Lee Creek near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 401 feet at 7:00 pm CDT on May 9th. The river crested at 405.0 feet at 7:45 am CDT on the 10th, resulting in moderate flooding. Tailwater Park was inundated by flooding. Residences were flooded and Rena road was inundated by high water. Monetary damage estimates from the flood were unavailable. The river fell below flood stage at 6:15 pm CDT on the 11th. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Hail | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Figure Five | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Figure Five | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rena | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Dripping Springs | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Furry | 3.7 miles | 28 | |
| Cedarville | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rudy | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Ball | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Smeltzer | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Hobbtown | 4.8 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 Figure Five | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5448012 | 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 71611. 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.








