BlockHamlet, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Eagle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72032. It stands on Haw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamlet quadrangle.
On record in Hamlet
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Liberty School Cafeterialisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Hamlet between 1998 and 2020, burning about 630 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Hamlet: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
Storms near this place
17 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamlet in 17 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 13 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2002 | Tornado (F3) | Hamlet | 1 killed, 13 hurt | A strong tornado was spawned over Faulkner County about 1 mile north of Hamlet. The tornado moved to the northeast for approximately 9.8 miles before lifting 0.8 mile east-southeast of Enola. A number of homes, both permanent and mobile, were either damaged or destroyed along the path of the tornado. An 84 year-old woman was killed when her mobile home was destroyed. 13 others sustained injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. A power substation was also damaged. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Hamlet | $25,000 | Roads were closed at Arkansas Highway 89 and Saltillo, Lower Ridge Road and U.S. Highway 64, 200 block of Arkansas Highway 36 and in front of 286 Crooked Creek. Roads closed in Conway were Tyler Street and Polkein Street. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | $20,000 | A tree was blown down on a house on Rolling Creek Circle. There were no injuries. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | $20,000 | Trees were blown down onto a store. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | $1,000 | A power pole was snapped and blocked traffic on US Highway 64. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | $1,000 | Large limbs were snapped off trees. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | - | A home in the neighborhood of Pickles Gap had two trees which fell onto the residence. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | - | Tree limbs of 3 to 4 inches in diameter were snapped near the community of Hamlet. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Hamlet | - | Multiple homes along Dee Lane, just east of the city of Conway were flooded. Additionally, multiple roads were flooded throughout the county. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Hamlet | - | Several homes were inundated with high water along Brien Dr. as relayed by the Liberty Fire Department near Conway. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Hamlet | - | Lower Ridge and Middle roads were flooded. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlet | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged a greenhouse that was under construction and also downed a few trees. |
| May 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Hamlet | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hamlet | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hamlet | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hamlet | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Gap (historical) | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Beryl | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Saltillo | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Acklin Gap (historical) | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Caney | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Vilonia | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Rolling Hills | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gold Lake Estates | 5.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77110. 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.