Hopewell, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72601. It lies near Bog Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Bergman 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bergman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Hopewell between 1997 and 2019, burning about 838 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 March 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Hopewell: 6 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Manganese, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred E. Granger Property | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Jackson Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bailey Outcrops | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite | |
| Carrollton Lode Claim | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite, Sphalerite | |
| Hook Farm Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Idlewilde Claim | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| New Era Claim | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopewell in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2026: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | A small metal shed was damaged near Hopewell. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | Trees were blown down onto power lines on Dubuque Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Hills | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Myrtle | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Oregon (historical) | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Self | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bergman | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bear Creek Springs | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Francis | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Prosperity | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q5900020 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57942. 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.









