Hillcrest, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72830. It lies near Turkey Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ludwig quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1889 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ludwig quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Hillcrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 397 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 17 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRAVE GAP |
| 16 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | STRAWBERRY |
| 16 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hillcrest: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Brick Co. Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillcrest in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillcrest | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Ludwig and Hillcrest as well as other locations in Johnson County. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillcrest | $3,000 | A picture was shown on social media of a large tree limb, over a foot in diameter, that fell on the bed of a truck. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillcrest | - | Reports were received of trees and power lines down across Johnson Co. The location is based on radar data and power outage maps. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillcrest | - | Trees were reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Spring | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Vernon | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Zion | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Ludwig | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Zadock (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Strawberry | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lone Pine | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Woodland | 4.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 59145. 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.









