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Hunt, Arkansas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Batson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72840. It lies near Philpott Valley. The Survey maps it on the Hunt quadrangle.

Hunt within Johnson County

On record in Hunt

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 10 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

66 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Hunt between 1992 and 2020, burning about 377 acres in total. None 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
Debris and open burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use13
Arson/incendiarism12
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOzark-St. Francis National ForestsMAVERICK
3 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Smoking2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use42 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2013Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOzark-St. Francis National ForestsEAGLE NEST
11 September 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hunt: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 2StonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 2StonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 3StonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

25 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunt in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. 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
November 2001Tornado (F2)Hunt1 killed, 4 hurtAn F2 tornado that developed over Franklin County, moved into Johnson County about 3 miles west-southwest of Hunt, on Highway 352. The tornado moved northeastward, passing just northwest of Hunt. The tornado continued on across a portion of Horsehead Lake, tracked several miles east of Catalpa and then crossed into Newton County about one mile west of Salus. The tornado killed a woman in a mobile home on County Road 272, about 1.5 miles northwest of Hunt. Two other people inside the mobile home sustained minor injuries. Two additional injuries occurred on County Road 29, about 1.5 miles north of Hunt, when two people were inside a chicken house when it was destroyed. Six chicken houses were destroyed at this location. Three of the chicken houses contained about 120 thousand chickens, many of which were killed. Other damage in Johnson County included more than a dozen barns destroyed, several mobile homes destroyed, several homes with major damage and a number of homes with lesser damage. A number of vehicles were destroyed and many others were damaged. Many outbuildings were destroyed and thousands of trees were blown down.
May 2015Flash FloodHunt$100,000Many roads across the county were washed out due to flash flooding. Two water rescues were performed overnight at homes in the town of Hunt.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHunt$30,000A roof was blown off a house and numerous trees were blown down.
August 2020Heavy RainHunt-The rain measured 1.75 inches at Hunt.
August 2020Heavy RainHunt-The rain measured 3.75 inches at Hunt.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindHunt-Trees were reported down. An outbuilding was destroyed.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindHunt-A line of severe thunderstorms uprooted several large trees north of Coal Hill.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindHunt-Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2004Tornado (F0)Hunt-A weak tornado was spawned in western Johnson County about 3 miles north-northeast of Hunt. The tornado caused mostly tree damage, with some trees blown over. The tornado dissipated a couple of miles northeast of Ludwig.
November 2001Tornado (F1)Hunt-A weak tornado that was spawned over Franklin County, moved into Johnson County 3 miles southwest of Hunt. This tornado damaged several barns, but produced the worst damage to a home near Etna. This home sustained roof damage as well as structural damage to the walls. The tornado lifted about a half mile north of Edna.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindHunt-Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines.
May 2016HailHunt-no account filed
May 2009HailHunt-no account filed
August 2006HailHunt-no account filed
February 2005HailHunt-no account filed
April 2004HailHunt-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindHunt-no account filed
April 2003HailHunt-no account filed
April 2003HailHunt-no account filed
November 2001Thunderstorm WindHunt-no account filed
November 2001HailHunt-no account filed
January 1999HailHunt-no account filed
June 1998HailHunt-no account filed
April 1996HailHunt-no account filed
July 1995HailHunt-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson 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
Smeadley (historical)2.1 miles10
Edna2.3 miles10
White Oak3.4 miles10
Harmony5.6 miles10
Sulphur Springs6.1 miles20
Oak Grove6.2 miles10
Coal Hill6.4 miles19
Batson6.5 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77255. 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.