Galloway, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72117. The Survey maps it on the McAlmont quadrangle.
On record in Galloway
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Fred and Lucy Alexander Schaer Houselisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS McAlmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Galloway between 1999 and 2017, burning about 72 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 March 2007 | Natural | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 December 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 October 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Galloway in 14 storm reports between 2000 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | $5,000 | A tree was uprooted and fell on a shed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | $2,000 | A tree was blown down on U.S. 70. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | $1,000 | Trees were blown down on U.S Highway 70 southeast of Galloway. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Galloway | - | Golf ball sized hail was noted near Galloway. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | - | Winds were estimated at 65 mph near the Galloway exit on I-40. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | - | Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds, blocking U.S. Hwy 70 near Galloway. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Galloway | - | A motorist reported hail to the size of quarters on Interstate 40. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Galloway | - | A weak tornado touched down over eastern Pulaski County about 2.5 miles west-northwest of Galloway. The tornado tracked to the northeast and downed two large trees and several large tree limbs. A home also sustained some minor roof damage. The tornado continued moving into Lonoke County. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| February 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Galloway | - | A weak tornado was spawned in eastern Pulaski County about 1.6 miles west-southwest of Galloway. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and damaged the roofs of a few buildings. A small mobile home was also destroyed and was thrown against the corner of a local business. Trees and power lines were also downed. The tornado was on the ground only about 2.2 miles, and dissipated just over 1 mile north of Galloway. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Galloway | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Galloway | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Galloway | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Galloway | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Garden | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Lansbrook | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Rixey | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Valentine | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| McAlmont | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Baucum | 3.5 miles | 23 | |
| Charity (historical) | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Booker | 3.8 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57027. 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.














