Hensley, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72065. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodson quadrangle.
On record in Hensley
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
- Harris Houselisted 1976
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Woodson quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Woodson quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Woodson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Hensley between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,631 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 40 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 | 44 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hensley in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 funnel cloud, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hensley | $15,000 | A tree fell onto a truck on Arkansas 365. There were no injuries. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Hensley | - | Quarter-sized hail fell in the town of Hensley. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Hensley | - | Water was over the roadway at the intersection of Hensley Rd. and Interstate 530. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Hensley | - | Water was flowing over a part of Highway 365 in Hensley. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Hensley | - | Hensley firefighters reported a funnel cloud descending toward the ground. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hensley | - | A number of trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Hensley | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Hensley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodson | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rottaken | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bredlow Corner | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Bingham | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Wrightsville | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Wampoo | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Dickey (historical) | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Tafton | 7.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77164. 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.
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.










