Gregory, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cotton Plant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72059. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle. 43 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 200 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:62500
- 1968 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Gregory between 1992 and 2020, burning about 280 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Arkansas Refuges Complex | DEAD SNAG |
| 5 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Central Arkansas Refuges Complex | ELDRIDGE |
| 5 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.7 acres | Central Arkansas Refuges Complex | BLEIDT |
| 4 April 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Central Arkansas Refuges Complex | TRACT 224 |
| 22 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.8 acres | Central Arkansas Refuges Complex | DIXIE |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 March 2005 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gregory: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gregory in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2009: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | - | Power lines were reported down on Arkansas Highway 33. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F3) | Gregory | - | A strong tornado moved out of White County and into Woodruff County about 4.8 miles west-southwest of Gregory. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved northeastward before reaching Patterson and McCrory. Widespread trees and power poles were knocked down along the tornado path. Numerous homes and buildings sustained major structural damage. The tornado then turned more to the east and moved through Pumpkin Bend where several homes and other outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. A number of trees and power lines were also downed. The tornado continued to track eastward out of Woodruff County, about 3.5 miles east of Pumpkin Bend, and moved into Cross County (Memphis County Warning Area). |
| May 2001 | Hail | Gregory | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter damaged some crops in the Gregory area. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Gregory | - | A weak tornado affected parts of western Woodruff County. The tornado tracked from 3 miles northwest of Gregory to about 2 miles northwest of Wiville. The tornado mainly caused tree damage, with trees either broken off or uprooted. There was some minor structural damage, with minor roof damage at a house and some tin removed from a barn. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn (historical) | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Beard (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| McClelland | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Kramer (historical) | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Wiville | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Dixie | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Howell | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Revel | 6.1 miles | 13 |
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 Gregory | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5606772 | 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 77076. 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.






