Jesup, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Jesup Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72469. It stands on South Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Smithville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Smithville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Jesup between 1997 and 2018, burning about 986 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | SHA27996771 |
| 24 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Jesup: 14 past producers, 9 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Farm | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Fugate Hollow | Zinc, Dolomite | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Calamine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jesup in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Jesup | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Jesup | $5,000 | Flooding on County roads 273 and 280 near the small town of Lynn. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Jesup | - | The intersection of Arkansas Highway 115 and Arkansas Highway 117 was closed due to high water. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Jesup | - | ARDOT reported Hwy 115 near Jessup was closed due to high water. Time was estimated from radar. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Jesup | - | Heavy rain fell in Jesup and the intersection of Highway 117 and Highway 115 was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Lynn | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Smithville | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Driftwood | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Eaton | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Saffell | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Denton | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Old Martin Mill Place | 9.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57992. 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.




