Hanover, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 5. It lies in ZIP code area 72560. It lies near Holt Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mountain View quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
41 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Hanover between 2000 and 2020, burning about 368 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hanover: 6 producers. All of them still produce. 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 | Producer | ||
| Mountain View Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mountain View Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stone County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stone County Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanover in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2007: 4 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Hanover | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Hanover | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Richwoods | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| West Richwoods | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Luber | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain View | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Turkey Creek | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Parma | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Kahoka (historical) | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rushing | 8.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57877. 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.








