Herndon, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Herndon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72401. The Survey maps it on the Lorado quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1939 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lorado quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Herndon between 1999 and 2020, burning about 387 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CRA3323638 |
| 21 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | 61 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Herndon: 6 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Griffith Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smoot's Standard Gravel Co Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herndon in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Herndon | $50,000 | A tornado touched down in northern Craighead County near County Road 780 shortly after midnight CDT. Damage in this area was mostly uprooted and snapped trees with minor damage to a few homes. The tornado continued to the northeast and moved into Greene County. Peak winds in Craighead County were 90 mph. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $10,000 | Straight line winds blew a 40 ft. section of a fence down at Lake Frierson State Park. In addition, a park vehicle was also damaged with a few shingles blown off of a pavilion. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Herndon | - | Six inches of water flooded the intersection of County Road 323 and 324 northeast of Bono. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Herndon | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding across much of Northern Craighead County. Several roads were flooded near Herndon, Bono and in Northern Jonesboro. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | - | Damaging straight line winds knocked down trees across County Road 766 at Highway 141. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Springs | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Fiftysix | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Greensboro (historical) | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Philadelphia | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Buck Snort | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Oak Ridge | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bono | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pauls Switch | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64516. 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.





