Kent, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71701. The Survey maps it on the Harmony Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 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 Harmony Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
140 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Kent between 1997 and 2019, burning about 425 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Kent: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 | Quartz, Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Camden | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garner | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ouchita County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Gravel Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | bedded | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kent in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 16 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Kent | $25,000 | Flash flooding occurred on several county roads in Bearden and Harmony Grove. County roads 31 and 34 near Harmony Grove were closed. Also, Ouachita 86, Ouachita 92 and Ouachita 95 were closed. |
| February 2010 | Flood | Kent | $15,000 | Heavy rainfall on the 7th and 8th caused the Ouachita River at Camden to rise above flood stage the afternoon of the 7th. The river remained above flood stage until the afternoon of the 20th, cresting at nearly 34 feet on the afternoon of the 13th. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Kent | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kent | - | Multiple trees fell across Arkansas Highway 7 in the Harmony Grove community north of Camden. |
| January 2024 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden January 24-31, 2024. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain in January brought continued flooding into early February 2024 on the Ouachita River at Camden. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Kent | - | Rain became more widespread across southern and eastern Arkansas late on the 9th and continuing into the 10th. This brought flooding in mid February 2024 on the Ouachita River at Camden. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden in mid April. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rains brought flooding the Ouachita River at Camden late March through the end of the month. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden in mid June 2021. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden on May 2, 2021. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Kent | - | Flooding returned on the Ouachita River at Camden and continued through mid April 2020. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Kent | - | Flooding developed on the Ouachita River again at Camden in the latter part of April 2020 due to heavy rain. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Kent | - | Flooding returned on the Ouachita River at Camden for late April 2020 due to heavy rain. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden on February 13. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Kent | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Camden in mid July. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Kent | - | River flooding was noted at Camded on the Ouachita River. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warner | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Harmony Grove | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Camark | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Vanduzer | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Camden | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| East Camden | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lilley (historical) | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Onalaska (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58014. 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.







