Jerusalem, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Griffin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72080. The Survey maps it on the Jerusalem quadrangle. 137 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Jerusalem quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Jerusalem quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Jerusalem between 1992 and 2020, burning about 954 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 14 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 107 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CONWAY |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 224 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jerusalem in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 11 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Jerusalem | 1 hurt, $1,750,000 | The tornado from Pope County moved into northwestern Conway County. According to the Conway County Office of Emergency Management, three homes were destroyed, and 12 others suffered damage ranging from light to heavy. One woman was injured in a mobile home. Ten other structures, such as chicken houses and barns, were destroyed; 13 such structures were damaged. A church, which had stood for more than 100 years, was destroyed and an adjacent cemetery was damaged. Three natural gas well sites were damaged but there was no release of gas. The tornado moved into the Ozark National Forest, where hundreds of trees were blown down. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe declared Conway County a state disaster area. The tornado continued into Van Buren County. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Jerusalem | 1 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Jerusalem | $1,500,000 | Parts of Arkansas Highways 95, 113, 124, and 247 were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Jerusalem | $500,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Jerusalem | $300,000 | Arkansas Highway 92 near the Hill Creek community was flooded. Many county roads suffered damage. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerusalem | $20,000 | Trees were down and there was damage to homes in Jerusalem and Cleveland. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerusalem | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Jerusalem area. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Jerusalem | $2,000 | Lightning struck at a gas well, knocking over a tank and setting it on fire. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerusalem | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Jerusalem. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Jerusalem | - | Flash flooding which began on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerusalem | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees, and damaged a chicken house and nearby storage shed. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerusalem | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Jerusalem | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Point | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Robertsville | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Old Hickory | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cleveland | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Macedonia | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Blick | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Wonderview | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hattieville | 8.2 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Jerusalem | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6185054 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72182. 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.
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.










