Leitner, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Vaugine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71602. The Survey maps it on the White Hall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1932 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 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 White Hall quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Leitner between 2001 and 2020, burning about 220 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 25 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 | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Leitner: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross County Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Easton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine Bluff Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leitner in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leitner | $100,000 | National Weather Service storm survey revealed straight-line microburst winds caused damage near West 13th Avenue, just west of Pine Bluff. Damage consisted of large tree branches broken, small trees uprooted, concrete-supported posts pulled out of the ground, snapped tree trunks, and a large metal roof canopy being ripped off a barn structure. This roof structure then blew into a home, damaging the home and a garage. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leitner | $34,000 | Damage occurred at Dollarway High School. Part of the roof was blown off the gym, a large tree fell on a covered walkway and the corner of the library, and two telephone poles were knocked down. |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Leitner | $15,000 | Lightning struck an electrical substation on the northwest side of Pine Bluff. More than 2000 electric customers were without power for more than five hours. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Leitner | $10,000 | A number of streets were flooded in Pine Bluff. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leitner | $5,000 | One large, old oak tree was uprooted and another was snapped off. Shingles were blown off a house. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leitner | - | A tree was blown down by the thunderstorm. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Leitner | - | Several Streets in Pine Bluff were closed due to flash flooding. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Leitner | - | Emergency Management reports heavy rain has caused flooding of many roads in and around Pine Bluff, making them impassible. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park (historical) | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Henslee Heights | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lamb (historical) | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| West End | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| White Hall | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Warbritton | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Baldwin | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Oakland Heights | 3.6 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122555976 | 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 58053. 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.







