Larue, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72756. It sits by Cedar Bluff. The Survey maps it on the War Eagle quadrangle. It stands 1,161 feet above sea level.
On record in Larue
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Coal Gap Schoollisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS War Eagle quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
55 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Larue between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,940 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Natural | 380 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Larue: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Holt Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rogers | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larue in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | $250,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged homes, destroyed boat docks and outbuildings, blew down power poles, and uprooted many trees in a broad swath from Beaver Shores to Rocky Branch. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | $150,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed boat docks and damaged boats. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Larue | $50,000 | This tornado damaged one home, damaged several boat docks, and blew down trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted numerous trees in several broad swaths within Hobbs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Copper Mine | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Green Acres | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Tanglewood | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rivercliff Estates | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Glade | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Beacon Addition | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Lakeland Hills | 3.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Larue | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6491890 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77452. 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.









