Jenson, Arkansas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1987. It lies in ZIP code area 74932. The Survey maps it on the Hackett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1887 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Hackett quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Hackett quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Hackett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Jenson between 1993 and 2020, burning about 743 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Smoking | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 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 Jenson: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibison Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Building Stone Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamilton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rock Island Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jenson in 4 storm reports between 2021 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenson | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto Highway 45. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenson | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto Bear Hollow Road near Highway 45. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jenson | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Jenson | - | Portions of Highway 45 were flooded north of Hackett. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackett | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Bonanza | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Doubleday (historical) | 3.1 miles | 23 | |
| Enterprise | 4.7 miles | 25 | |
| White Bluff | 5.8 miles | 25 | |
| Slaytonville | 6.0 miles | 23 | |
| Excelsior | 6.6 miles | 22 | |
| Old Jenny Lind | 6.6 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57989. 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.











