Hopewell, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Township 2. It lies in ZIP code area 72137. The Survey maps it on the Heber Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Heber Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Heber Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Hopewell between 1997 and 2020, burning about 711 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hopewell: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Stone Quaries | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopewell in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 4 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Hopewell | 1 hurt | A strong tornado moved out of Faulkner County and into Cleburne County about 2.5 miles southwest of Hopewell. The tornado destroyed a couple of barns and outbuildings. Several houses and mobile homes were also damaged. The tornado also destroyed a mobile home. The mobile home was thrown against an old milking barn, which was also destroyed. A travel trailer was overturned and the person inside suffered minor injuries. An old chicken house was also destroyed and a mobile home was damaged due to flying debris. There were dozens of trees knocked down. The tornado dissipated about 3.8 miles northeast of Hopewell. |
| September 2020 | Tornado (EF2) | Hopewell | $50,000 | This tornado formed near Candlestick Road east of Hwy 5, damaging several trees and an outbuilding. The tornado continued northeast damaging more trees and outbuildings along Blakey Circle and Blakey Road. The tornado then continued northeast crossing the Little Red River along Wildflower Road, snapping many healthy trees. This is where the strongest winds were noted. The tornado lifted shortly after this location. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Hopewell | - | A weak tornado formed in a field on the west side of Carter Lane|in Rose Bud. Several snapped trees were visible in the tree-line|in the distance. The tornado then crossed Carter Lane into a|field and across several more tree-lines. Multiple breaks in tree|lines were observed before the widest point of damage occurred.|Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped in a field along an|approximately 100 yard stretch. The tornado then began to weaken|as it pushed further southeast approaching County Line Road. As|it crossed County Line Road, it broke large branches off a few|trees before lifting further into the woods in White County. This|tornado was rated and EF-1 with 100 mph winds with a peak width of|approximately 100 yards. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Hopewell | - | A funnel cloud was photographed west of Hopewell. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Hopewell | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southwest Cleburne County. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 70 mph. The tornado snapped large limbs off of several trees and blew over an old barn. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hopewell | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Hopewell | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Hopewell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Driftwood Shores | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| South Shore Park | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Heber Springs | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Libby (historical) | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Quitman | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Miller (historical) | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Snell | 8.4 miles | 10 |
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 Q5900052 | 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 57941. 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.







