Harmony Grove, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71701. The Survey maps it on the Harmony Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Harmony Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
132 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Harmony Grove between 1997 and 2019, burning about 409 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 31 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 | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Harmony Grove: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Gravel Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | bedded | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmony Grove in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | $70,000 | A tree fell into a mobile home, destroying it. Another mobile home had one side and part of the roof blown off. Trees were blown down on Arkansas 7. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | $50,000 | Many trees were blown down and several houses were damaged. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Several homes were also damaged by fallen trees. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto Ouachita 34. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Harmony Grove | - | A house is isolated by water with two people inside the house. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Harmony Grove | - | An F0 tornado touched down about 1.5 miles west northwest of Harmony Grove. The tornado travelled to the east northeast for about 3.5 miles before lifting. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of a number of trees and power lines being blown down. Some of the trees were twisted and fell in various directions. Several buildings sustained some minor roof damage. A couple of home TV antennas were also bent over. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree onto a house and blew the roof off a trailer. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Harmony Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Harmony Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Harmony Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanduzer | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Warner | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Camark | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lilley (historical) | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kent | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Onalaska (historical) | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Shumaker | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| East Camden | 3.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 49873. 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.







