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Ivesville, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. The Survey maps it on the Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle.

Ivesville within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 20 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

47 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Ivesville between 1997 and 2019, burning about 492 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony8
Debris and open burning7
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
9 September 1998Debris and open burning75 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 1999Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 August 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2010Arson/incendiarism12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ivesville: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Slate, Dimension, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
No NameSlate, DimensionUnknown
Quartz Crystal ProspectSilicaUnknown
Tayor Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

11 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ivesville in 11 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. 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
April 2026Thunderstorm WindIvesville-A few trees were blown down in this area.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindIvesville-Numerous trees were blown down near the Chenal Ridge neighborhood of West Little Rock.
June 2020Heavy RainIvesville-A trained storm spotter measured 4.94 inches of rain.
October 2019HailIvesville-This was a report from mPING.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindIvesville-Trees were reported down on Pinnacle Valley Road.
August 2013Heavy RainIvesville-Rainfall measured 2.60 inches in 50 minutes near Cantrell Rd. and Taylor Loop Rd. in west Little Rock.
April 2013HailIvesville-Quarter size hail fell on Taylor Loop Rd. in Little Rock.
April 2011HailIvesville-The hail fell near Taylor Loop Rd. and Heatherstone Point.
April 2015HailIvesville-no account filed
April 2011HailIvesville-no account filed
November 2006HailIvesville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski 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
Secluded Hills0.4 miles20
Candlewood0.5 miles20
Pankey0.7 miles20
Maumelle Station0.9 miles20
Pleasant View1.1 miles20
Hickory Hills1.1 miles20
Piedmont1.2 miles20
Pebble Beach Park1.3 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57974. 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.