BlockGravel Ridge, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hill Township. It lies near Franklin Hill. The Survey maps it on the McAlmont quadrangle. 3,232 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 253 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS McAlmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Gravel Ridge between 1998 and 2019, burning about 89 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gravel Ridge: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Hess | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Kellog Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gravel Ridge in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 12 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | $150,000 | Water was over the bridge on Oakbrook Drive in the Millers Crossing subdivision. Water was in and near several houses. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | $100,000 | Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down in Sherwood. Several of the trees landed on houses. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | $100,000 | Widespread flooding occurred in Sherwood. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | $50,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Gravel Ridge | $30,000 | A small tornado occurred off to the east of a larger tornado that tracked from North Little Rock to just north of Gravel Ridge. This smaller tornado blew down a number of trees, with one of the trees falling on a house and another on a mobile home. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | $20,000 | Street flooding occurred throughout Sherwood. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Gravel Ridge | $10,000 | Lightning struck two trees and a gas line at a residence on Arkansas 107. The lightning then traveled along the gas line to a house, damaging the wall behind the kitchen stove. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | $10,000 | Jack's Bayou flooded the service road of U.S. Highway 67/167 and a part of the southbound main lanes, as well. Traffic backed up for miles during the morning rush hour. Bayou Meto flooded West Main Road near the Northlake Subdivision. Bayou Meto also spilled into yards on Arkansas Highway 161 near Reed's Bridge. Part of South Redmond Road had to be barricaded. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree and some power lines. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | - | Water covered roads in many locations within the community of Gravel Ridge. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | - | Water covered the intersection of Hwy 107 and Brockington Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | - | A large tree was knocked down and partially blocking Jacksonville-Cato Rd. between Gibson and Gravel Ridge. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | - | Multiple trees, tree limbs, and tops of trees were snapped in the Hatcher Rd. area near Sherwood. |
| October 2021 | Heavy Rain | Gravel Ridge | - | This was the rainfall total from 7 pm CST to 845 pm CST. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | - | A pine tree fell across Jacksonville Cato Road. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | - | Large tree limbs were down 1 WNW of Gravel Ridge. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | Trained spotter reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | - | Flash flooding occurred along Arkansas Highway 107. |
| January 2007 | Flash Flood | Gravel Ridge | - | Jacksonville Cato road was flooded 3/8 of a mile west of Gravel Ridge. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gravel Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and large tree limbs. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | Lightning struck a power pole in the parking lot at the National Weather Service. The lightning travelled into the office and damaged some electronic equipment. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Gravel Ridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Lake Estates | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| North Hills Manor | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Autumnbrook | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Gibson | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sylvan Hills | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Western Acres | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Valentine | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Macon | 3.8 miles | 19 |
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 Gravel Ridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2479202 | 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 57842. 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.