Florence, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Live Oak Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71655. It stands on Big Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tyro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Rotan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tyro quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Rotan quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dumas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Florence between 2001 and 2019, burning about 381 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florence in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $25,000 | Trees were blown down, and one of the trees landed on a house. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | $5,000 | A mobile home was damaged in Florence. One person was trapped inside the home and numerous trees were down around the property. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Florence | - | The community of Florence flooded. Additionally, multiple residents across northeastern Drew County were forced to leave flooded areas by boat. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florence | - | Few trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Union (historical) | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Coleman | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Selma | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sixteenth Section | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Old Piney (historical) | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Winchester | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Montongo | 9.5 miles | 9 | |
| Tillar | 10.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57016. 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.





