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Hollywood, Arkansas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71923. It stands on Stroud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hollywood quadrangle.

Hollywood within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

77 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Hollywood between 1997 and 2020, burning about 620 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 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 burning31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Arson/incendiarism15
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural6

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2003Arson/incendiarism15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2004Debris and open burning20 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2004Arson/incendiarism40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Hollywood: 7 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arkadelphia MineClayProducer
Highnight PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this place

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hollywood in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2009Flash FloodHollywood$125,000A portion of Arkansas Highway 53 South was flooded. A gas station on U.S. Highway 67 had to be closed due to minor flooding. A severe washout occurred on Old Gurdon Highway between Gurdon and Beirne, with at least 75% of the road surface washed away on one part of the road. A part of Vaden Road east of Curtis was washed away, as was a bridge on Mount Olive Road. Also, Cedar Grove Road was damaged, as was a bridge on Central Road. Terre Noire and Bell Creeks flooded Davidson Campground, causing people to move their campers and RVs to higher ground.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHollywood$5,000Trees were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHollywood$5,000Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 26 and Arkansas Highway 51, halfway between Arkadelphia and the Arkansas Highway 26 and 51 Junction.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHollywood$1,000A tree was blown down at Hollywood.
February 2018FloodHollywood-Arkansas DOT reported State Highway 53 south of Hollywood blocked due to high water.
May 2017Flash FloodHollywood-The Clark County OEM reported flash flooding south of Arkadelphia near Hollywood on Highway 26.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Several trees were blown down across the county.
May 2015Flash FloodHollywood-Flooding was observed at the intersection of Highways 26 and 53 at Hollywood, Arkansas in Clark County.
July 2006Flash FloodHollywood-Flash flooding occurred at the Davidson Campground where the roadway flooded and visitors had to move to higher ground.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Trees and power lines downed.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Trees down.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Several trees were knocked down.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
April 1998Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindHollywood-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
June 2005HailHollywood-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindHollywood-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindHollywood-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindHollywood-no account filed
May 2002HailHollywood-no account filed
December 1999Thunderstorm WindHollywood-no account filed
May 1998HailHollywood-no account filed
August 1998HailHollywood-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Halfway4.2 miles10
Boswell4.5 miles10
Hearn (historical)5.1 miles9
Smyrna5.7 miles10
Bethel6.2 miles10
Dobyville6.4 miles10
Love Creek6.5 miles10
Central6.7 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77209. 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.