Hawes, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Whittington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71913. It stands on Rabbit Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Pine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mountain Pine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
167 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Hawes between 1993 and 2020, burning about 898 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 42 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 | 47 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Natural | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hawes: 11 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Slate, Dimension, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Job No Joo-235 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mountain Pine Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawes in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | 2 killed, $15,000 | A 24 year-old man and his 18-month old daughter were killed when a tree fell into their mobile home. They were in a bedroom at the time, and that is the end of the mobile home that the tree crashed into. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | $150,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down on Arkansas 227 and numerous other places in Garland County. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | $50,000 | A large tree fell on a house in the Treasure Isle area on the west side of Hot Springs. The house suffered considerable roof damage. A couple of other trees were blown down nearby. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | $10,000 | Multiple trees were damaged along with a roof, shed, and fence. The report was relayed via social media. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | - | Several trees were blown down along Clearcreek Road near the community of Hawes. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on Treasure Isle Rd. between Mountain Pine and U.S Hwy 270. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawes | - | Trees were blown down on Brady Mountain Rd. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Hawes | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Pine | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Piney | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bonanza Springs (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Royal | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Rockwell | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hot Springs | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bear | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 6.5 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64314. 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.







