Jethro, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Walker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It lies near Rosson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Cravens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1879 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Watalula quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cravens quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
66 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Jethro between 1995 and 2020, burning about 839 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 17 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BIG EDDY |
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRAHAM |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | OVERLOOK |
| 10 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRAHAM SOUTH |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | CRIPPLE BRANCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jethro: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| White Oak Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jethro in 15 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jethro | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees and power lines. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jethro | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jethro | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large oak trees. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jethro | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Jethro | - | Heavy rain caused roads in and around Jethro to be flooded. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Jethro | - | Heavy rains caused secondary roads to be flooded in and around Jethro, Cravens and Ozark. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jethro | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jethro | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down several large tree limbs. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jethro | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Jethro | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Hail | Jethro | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Jethro | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Jethro | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Jethro | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Jethro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Watalula | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Barnes | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Felkner Town | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cravens | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| White Oak | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| White Rock | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lone Elm | 5.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72186. 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.









