Harmon, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Blythe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72601. It lies near Cowvat Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Everton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Everton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
35 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Harmon between 1997 and 2020, burning about 535 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Natural | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 June 2012 | 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 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Harmon: 7 unknowns, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton Prospect | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Lowery Quarry-Eros Location | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crooked Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lowery | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marguerite Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Maxwell Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Potts Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Madison Mine | Lead | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmon in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | $1,000 | A tree was blown down. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Harmon | - | A CoCoRaHs station (AR-BN-21) measured 7.95 inches of rain that fell over a 24 hour period that ended at 7:30 AM CST on November 4. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Harmon | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Harmon | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Harmon | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Harmon | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Harmon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Crawford | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Olvey | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pedlo (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rally Hill | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Everton | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Zinc | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Valley Springs | 5.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57885. 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.











