BlockLewisburg, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Welborn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72110. It lies near Burrow Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Morrilton East quadrangle.
On record in Lewisburg
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 within a mile 12 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Cox Houselisted 1974 · 0.0 miles away
Moose Houselisted 1974 · 0.5 miles away
Saint Anthony's Hospitallisted 1986 · 0.6 miles away
Morrilton Railroad Stationlisted 1977 · 0.7 miles away
Moose Addition Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2015 · 0.7 miles away
Conway County Courthouselisted 1989 · 0.8 miles away
Conway County Librarylisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away
First National Bank of Morriltonlisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Moose Addition Neighborhood Historic Districtlisted 2013 · 0.9 miles away
Coca-Cola Buildinglisted 1982 · 1.0 miles away
Morrilton Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2003 · 1.0 miles away
Earl Buildinglisted 2009 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Morrilton East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Morrilton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
36 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Lewisburg between 1997 and 2020, burning about 369 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lewisburg: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway County Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Parks Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sardis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lewisburg in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 7 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewisburg | 1 hurt, $400,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved through the east side of Morrilton. The roof of a packaging company was badly damaged. At the Conway County Fairgrounds, the concession stand was destroyed, one end of an exhibition building was blown in, and the restroom building and some of the sports fields were damaged. There was some damage at the Morrilton High School football field. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. About 50 homes suffered damage, primarily from shingles being blown off. However, several homes were damaged more severely when trees fell into them. One person was injured in a house when a tree fell into it. |
| April 2010 | Lightning | Lewisburg | $75,000 | Lightning struck a house, starting a fire. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Lewisburg | $75,000 | Water was over the streets in Morrilton. Ditches along Harding Street, St. Joseph Street, and U.S. Highway 64 were at capacity. Arkansas Highway 95 at Overcup was blocked due to flooding. One home in Morrilton received water damage. Chapel Road and Caney Valley Road were under water. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewisburg | $30,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Sardis community. One tree crushed a car. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewisburg | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Lewisburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewisburg | $2,000 | Signs and barrels were blown over near the intersection of Arkansas Highways 9 and 113. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Lewisburg | - | Minor river flooding was observed at Morrilton along the Arkansas River. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Lewisburg | - | Minor river flooding was observed at Morrilton along the Arkansas River. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Lewisburg | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Arkansas River at Morrilton. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewisburg | - | Trees were blown down between Morrilton and Plummerville. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Lewisburg | - | Heavy rain caused flooding during the latter part of May on the Arkansas River at Morrilton. |
| January 2016 | Flood | Lewisburg | - | The Arkansas River at Morrilton remained above flood stage from December, and fell below flood stage during the morning hours on the 6th. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Lewisburg | - | Heavy rainfall caused the Arkansas River at Morrilton to rise above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 11th. This river then fell back below flood stage during the afternoon hours of the 14th. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Lewisburg | - | Quarter size hail fell at the Arkansas Highway 9 bridge over the Arkansas River. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Lewisburg | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerwood | 0.2 miles | 17 | |
| Morrilton | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Meadows | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Country Estates | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Riverview | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Oppelo | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Sandtown (historical) | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Rehms Corner | 5.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 84365. 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.