George, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72638. It lies near Howe Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Osage SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Osage SW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
83 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of George between 1994 and 2020, burning about 3,569 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Buffalo National River | BOXELY FIRE |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of George: 11 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Manganese, Lead, Zinc, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Heuer Property | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Davidson Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Brewer | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Canton Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mmcelhaney | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chimney Rock Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cross Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Kilgore | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ponca | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names George in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | George | 1 killed | Heavy rain produced flooding along the Buffalo National River. A 21 year-old man swimming in the river at Blue Hole (between Hasty and Piercetown) drowned on the evening of the 24th. He had swum across the river and was swimming back across when the current carried him away. His body was recovered five days later. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | George | $1,000,000 | Several roads were flooded throughout the county. Arkansas Highways 43 and 74 were blocked near Boxley Valley. Parts of Arkansas Highway 7 were affected by washouts and landslides. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allfriend (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Stoverville | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Ponca | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dinsmore | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Beechwood | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Compton | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Plumlee (historical) | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Boxley | 7.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57807. 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.









