Kinard, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71730. The Survey maps it on the El Dorado East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500, 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
- 1981 USGS El Dorado East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
93 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Kinard between 1997 and 2020, burning about 463 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 6 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kinard: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bromine. 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 | Bromine | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kinard in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Kinard | $70,000 | An EF-1 tornado, with estimated maximum winds around 110 mph, touched down along Nick Springs Road just east of Spencer Lane. It uprooted and snapped trees here along with breaking several large branches. The tornado continued northeast and intersected Lawson Road, where it rapidly intensified to its strongest and widest point. It did considerable tree damage here and damaged the roofs of a number of homes, mobile homes, and barns in this location. Widespread tree damage was found here that included numerous uprooted and snapped trees. The tornado continued northeast where it uprooted several trees along Frisby Road, with a number of trees landing on homes. The tornado then continued northeast where it uprooted a number of trees along Rhodes Chapel Road before lifting. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Nick Springs | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Old Union | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Smithville | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Perdue City | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Hillsboro | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Urbana | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Crain City | 5.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58020. 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.










