Hooker, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Melton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71601. The Survey maps it on the Pinebergen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1935 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Pinebergen quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Hooker between 2001 and 2020, burning about 427 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hooker in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 8 hail, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down near the town of Hooker. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Hooker | - | Quarter sized hail fell near the town of Hooker. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Hooker | - | Quarter sized hail fell near the community of Hooker. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | Report from mPING of 3 inch tree limbs broken and power poles broken. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | A tree was blown down onto Highway 425, blocking both lanes of traffic. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Hooker | - | Large hail of around 2 inches in diameter fell near Terry, breaking windshields. |
| January 2012 | Hail | Hooker | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Hooker | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Hooker | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Hooker | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Hooker | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hooker | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Noble Lake | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cottondale | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Moscow | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Linwood | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Glenlake | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pinebergen | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Atkins Lake | 6.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 50288. 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.








