Harmony, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Batson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72830. The Survey maps it on the Harmony quadrangle. It stands 627 feet above sea level.
On record in Harmony
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
Harmony Presbyterian Churchlisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Batson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Harmony quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Harmony between 1992 and 2020, burning about 752 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MAVERICK |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | EAGLE NEST |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 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 Harmony: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 3 | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harmony in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 | Harmony | $25,000 | Trees were down across western portions of the county. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 103. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | - | In the community of Harmony at the intersection of AR state highway 103 and 164, several tree limbs and powerlines were blown down along with a metal building that was blown down. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Harmony | - | This tornado started southwest of the town of Harmony, moving northeast through town, eventually lifting northeast of Harmony. Mainly tree damage was noted, with tree limbs snapped, uprooted, or trunks snapped. Some light roof damage was also noted to some structures. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | - | The Johnson County EM reported trees and power lines down in the Hunt community, Harmony community, and the Oak Grove/Batson areas of Johnson County. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | - | A few trees were reported down along County Road 4100. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | - | Trees were reported down. A roof was damaged on a mobile home. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Harmony | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Harmony | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Harmony | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Harmony | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Harmony | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Harmony | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Harmony | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harmony | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Woodland | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Edna | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Union City | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Dale (historical) | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Smeadley (historical) | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bushtown (historical) | 5.2 miles | 20 |
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 Harmony | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5659386 | 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 71909. 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.







