Joan, Arkansas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71923. The Survey maps it on the Dalark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dalark quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Joan between 1997 and 2018, burning about 764 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 41 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Joan: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Joan in 12 storm reports between 1999 and 2018: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | Joan | $200,000 | Lightning sparked a fire on a young pine plantation off Round Hill Road. Approximately 100 acres burned. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in and around Joan. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | - | Trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees and power lines. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees at Joan, with two houses badly damaged by fallen trees. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | - | A few trees were knocked down. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joan | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Joan | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Joan | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Joan | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Joan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Griffithtown | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Daleville | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Junction | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Arkadelphia | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Caddo Valley | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Gum Springs | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Richwoods | 9.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 50655. 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.





