Harriet, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Rock Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72639. It lies near Cartwright Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Harriet quadrangle. It stands 896 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Harriet quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 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
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Harriet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,027 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 77 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 | 77 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Harriet: 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Clay, Copper, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orville Pemberton place | Manganese, Quartz, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Tomahawk | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Churchill | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Mays & Redwine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ruby | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Winchester | Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harriet in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2009: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harriet | $5,000 | Shingles were off a roof and a sign was blown over. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harriet | - | Power lines were down across the area. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harriet | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some road signs at Harriet. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Harriet | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harriet | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Harriet | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Harriet | - | 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 | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Evening Star | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Springs | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cozahome | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Barren Hollow | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Morning Star | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Landis | 5.6 miles | 15 |
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 Harriet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5664015 | 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 77126. 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.









