Greenwood, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Hogan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on West Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Greenwood between 1997 and 2020, burning about 651 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Greenwood: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gutrie Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenwood in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 | Flash Flood | Greenwood | - | Portions of Plum Street were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denning | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Alix | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Altus | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Wiederkehr Village | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Etna | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Webb City | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| South Ozark | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Meg | 6.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57039. 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.










