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Garrett Bridge, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wells Bayou Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71639. It stands on Johnny Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tyro quadrangle.

Garrett Bridge within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

18 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Garrett Bridge between 2001 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Natural2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 August 2003Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 August 2007Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 August 2011Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 July 2014Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionLIN7170415
6 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 June 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2005Arson/incendiarism28 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 April 2003Debris and open burning20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Garrett Bridge: 1 producer. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mangum PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

10 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garrett Bridge in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2002Tornado (F1)Garrett Bridge2 hurtAn F1 tornado touched down briefly just to the northeast of Garrett Bridge. The first noted damage was at a church on Highway 54 where several flag poles were bent over and some tree limbs were downed. More significant damage was noted about 1/2 mile to the northeast where a mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Two people inside the mobile home were injured and hospitalized. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter with no other damage noted.
February 2007Tornado (EF2)Garrett Bridge$100,000A strong tornado moved out of Drew County and into Lincoln County about 5.2 miles south-southwest of Garrett Bridge. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of hundreds of downed trees. Part of a house was destroyed and several shop buildings sustained damage. The tornado dissipated about 3.5 miles southeast of Garrett Bridge.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge$5,000A shed was destroyed along Highway 293.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge$2,000A tree was blown down on Arkansas Highway 293 south of Arkansas Highway 54.
February 2007Tornado (EF1)Garrett Bridge$1,000The tornado moved out of Drew County and into Lincoln County about 5.5 miles south-southeast of Garrett Bridge. The tornado weakened somewhat as it tracked across the southeast corner of Lincoln County. Damage noted along the tornado path consisted of two downed power lines and a few dozen trees that were uprooted or snapped off. The tornado continued moving northeastward into Desha County.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge-Power poles and power lines were blown down near Garrett Bridge.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge-Numerous trees were blown down in the community of Garrett Bridge.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge-Multiple tree limbs were blown down near the community of Garrett Bridge.
June 2023HailGarrett Bridge-Ping pong and golf ball sized hail fell at Garrett Bridge.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge-A large oak tree was uprooted and knocked down a second tree. A power pole was also blown over.

Every storm recorded in Lincoln County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Warrenton1.9 miles12
Rose Hill2.7 miles13
Gourd3.5 miles13
Tyro4.1 miles12
Avery4.3 miles13
Oakdale (historical)5.3 miles12
Champion (historical)5.6 miles13
Mills5.9 miles13

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 Q122592603The 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 57798. 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.