Good Hope, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Red Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71726. The Survey maps it on the Chidester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Chidester quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Chidester quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
64 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Good Hope between 1997 and 2018, burning about 275 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Good Hope: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chidester | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hope Brick Co Pit | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Good Hope in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Good Hope | $25,000 | Arkansas Highway 7 and Ouachita roads 11, 76, 99 and 389 were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Good Hope | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Ouachita Road 17. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Good Hope | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 57 at White Oak Lake. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Good Hope | - | Quarter inch hail was observed south of Chidester. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bragg City | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Chidester | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Van Wagoner (historical) | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Barham | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lester Junction | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Wise (historical) | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Red Hill | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lester | 7.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77035. 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.








