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.
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
- Tankersley-Stewart Houselisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1906 USGS Batson quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Hunt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MAVERICK |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 42 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | EAGLE NEST |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 3 | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
25 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Hunt | 1 killed, 4 hurt | An 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Hunt | $100,000 | Many 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | $30,000 | A roof was blown off a house and numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Hunt | - | The rain measured 1.75 inches at Hunt. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Hunt | - | The rain measured 3.75 inches at Hunt. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | Trees were reported down. An outbuilding was destroyed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | A line of severe thunderstorms uprooted several large trees north of Coal Hill. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (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 2001 | Tornado (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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hunt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smeadley (historical) | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Edna | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| White Oak | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Harmony | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Coal Hill | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Batson | 6.5 miles | 10 |
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.







