Johnsville, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 7. It lies in ZIP code area 71647. It stands on Little Snake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1934 USGS Ingalls quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Ingalls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Ingalls quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Vick quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
44 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Johnsville between 2001 and 2019, burning about 2,379 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 5 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 | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,509 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | SINGLETON CREEK |
| 12 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | 53 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | 300 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | HERMITAGE 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Johnsville: 9 producers, 1 unknown. 9 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnsville in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and power lines. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Johnsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Johnsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Johnsville | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smearny | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Longview | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ferrell (historical) | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Olive | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Geopel (historical) | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Moores Mill | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Vick | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Broad | 6.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57071. 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.









