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Hopper, Arkansas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hopper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71935. The Survey maps it on the Lodi quadrangle.

Hopper within Montgomery County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Hopper between 1995 and 2020, burning about 230 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 9 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
Natural14
Debris and open burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
6 September 2005Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresOuachita National ForestVAUGHT MTN.
3 September 2012Natural16 acresOuachita National ForestLABOR DAY
25 September 2001Arson/incendiarism13 acresOuachita National ForestSMITH MOUNTAIN
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2011Natural63 acresOuachita National ForestFODDERSTACK
5 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hopper: 12 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Barium-Barite. 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
Donaghey PropertySilverUnknown
Hawkins DepositIronUnknown
Mill Creek ProspectBarium-BariteUnknown
UnknownSlate, DimensionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Bird & Son, Inc #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Bird & Son, Inc #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
Fagan MineManganesePast Producer1917

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

10 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hopper in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 4 heavy rain, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2014Thunderstorm WindHopper$2,000A large tree was blown down east of Hopper.
June 2023HailHopper-Golf ball size hail fell in Hopper.
July 2019Flash FloodHopper-Three individuals were rescued after they drove into flood water off of Highway 240.
April 2011Heavy RainHopper-The reporting station at Hopper recorded its wettest April ever.
July 2009Heavy RainHopper-Hopper broke the record for the greatest rainfall ever recorded in the month of July.
December 2009Heavy RainHopper-Rain that fell on December 24th assured that 2009 would be the wettest year ever recorded in Hopper. Total rainfall for the year was 90.45 inches, breaking the record of 85.56 inches set in 1957.
September 2009Heavy RainHopper-Hopper broke the record for the greatest rainfall ever recorded in the month of September.
October 2004Flash FloodHopper-Heavy rains caused the Little Missouri River to rise over a bridge, stranding campers at the Albert Pike Recreational Area.
May 2003HailHopper-no account filed
June 1995HailHopper-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Manfred4.0 miles16
Caddo Gap4.7 miles16
Norman6.7 miles16
Ophir7.0 miles16
Black Springs7.2 miles16
Hickory Station (historical)7.4 miles16
Segur9.8 miles16
Albert9.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72067. 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.