Geneva, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Red Colony Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. It stands on Buck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Geneva quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
76 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Geneva between 1997 and 2020, burning about 407 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 20 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Geneva: 8 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Antimony, Silver, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wolf Mine | Copper, Antimony, Silver | Occurrence | Cervantite, Galena, Stibnite | |
| New Discovery Shaft | Diatomite | 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 | ||
| 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
4 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geneva in 4 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Hail | Geneva | - | Quarter size hail reported east of De Queen near the intersection of US Highway 70 and US Highway 71. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Geneva | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding in and around the Cossatot River bridge near Hwy. 71 between De Queen and Lockesburg, Arkansas. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Trees were downed blocking the road at the junction of Hwy 70 and Hwy. 71. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Geneva | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wing | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cross Trails (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lockesburg | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| De Queen | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dilworth | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Walnut Springs | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Avon | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Stringtown | 5.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77003. 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.







