Kimberley, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Thompson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71958. It stands on Poorhouse Branch. The Survey maps it on the Murfreesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Murfreesboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Murfreesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Murfreesboro quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
62 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Kimberley between 1997 and 2020, burning about 611 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 11 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Kimberley: 22 unknowns, 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diamond, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Knobs Claypit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Kaolin | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Ainsworth Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Salt Gum Ford | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| F S Neely Co Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Highland Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kimberley in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Kimberley | $50,000 | The Little Missouri River filled and covered Arkansas Highway 27. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kimberley | - | Pictures of golf ball size hail were on social media. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Kimberley | - | Flash flooding was observed across Murfreesboro. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Kimberley | - | Several streets in Murfreesboro were under water. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Kimberley | - | Hail fell at Crater of Diamonds State Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murfreesboro | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Maxwell (historical) | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Roy | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Ball (historical) | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Norvelle (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Stephenson (historical) | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cooleyville | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Highland | 4.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58019. 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.








