Jessieville, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71949. It stands on Baily Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jessieville quadrangle. It stands 722 feet above sea level.
On record in Jessieville
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 4 records
Iron Springs Damlisted 1993
Iron Springs Shelter No. 1listed 1993
Iron Springs Shelter No. 2listed 1993- CCC Company 3767 Powder Magazine Historic Districtlisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Jessieville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Jessieville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 723 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | GAR22988967 |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Jessieville: 15 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Terry Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Blocker Lead Quartz | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| John Mcearl Tract | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| Quartz Processing Corp. Quarry | Quartz | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jessieville in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2014: 13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Jessieville | $3,000,000 | Some of the campsites around Lake Catherine were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Jessieville | $1,000,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jessieville | $25,000 | Power poles and power lines were blown down. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jessieville | $2,000 | Large limbs were blown down around Jessieville. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jessieville | $1,000 | Large limbs were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Jessieville | - | A weak tornado touched down in the northern part of Garland County, about 4 miles northwest of Jessieville. Winds were estimated to be 90 mph. The tornado tracked through the Ouachita National Forest, snapping off and blowing down hundreds of trees. The tornado moved northeast into Saline County. |
| October 2004 | Flash Flood | Jessieville | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in the Jessieville area. Several roads were flooded, causing school buses to detour around the flooded roads. |
| October 1995 | Hail | Jessieville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jessieville | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Jessieville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakely | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Blue Springs | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lena (historical) | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Beaudry (historical) | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hamilton | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hot Springs Village | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Valley | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Ozark Lithia | 7.7 miles | 15 |
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 Jessieville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6187869 | 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 72184. 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.







