Graphic, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in District 13. It lies in ZIP code area 72946. The Survey maps it on the Mountainburg SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Winslow #4 quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Mountainburg SW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
123 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Graphic between 1996 and 2020, burning about 798 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Smoking | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Graphic in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Graphic | $50,000 | This tornado uprooted trees, a couple of which fell onto homes, and snapped large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Graphic | $20,000 | This tornado uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Graphic | $10,000 | Portions of West Graphic Road were flooded south of Mountainburg. A vehicle was driven into the flood water, resulting in a swift water rescue. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont (historical) | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cain | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Dean Springs | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lancaster (historical) | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Mountainburg | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Deans Market | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Dyer | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 6.1 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Graphic | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18326170 | The 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 71808. 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.








