Lisbon, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Van Buren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71762. It stands on Bert Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lisbon quadrangle.
On record in Lisbon
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 2 records
Mount Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 18listed 1987
Willett Houselisted 1995
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.
- 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
- 1962 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louann quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
89 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Lisbon between 1997 and 2019, burning about 546 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 14 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lisbon in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Lisbon | $10,000 | An EF1 tornado touched down southwest of Smackover, Arkansas downing several large trees and snapping others. A roof was also peeled back from a home southwest of town. The path width was 75 yards wide with a path length near 6 miles. The tornado continued into Ouachita County. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Several reports of flooding in El Dorado and the nearby Lisbon community. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Manhole covers were floating away due to floodwaters throughout El Dorado. Widespread flooding was observed across much of Union County. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | A large tree was blown down near the 4700 block of Mount Holly Highway. A vehicle ran into the tree was no injuries were reported. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Several pictures and videos of flooding across the city of El Dorado was posted to the KATV-TV Facebook page. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Damaging thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees, snapped large limbs, and blew shingles and a portion of metal roofing off of a couple of homes on Lisbon Road near the Lisbon community. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | A tree was blown down on Lisbon Road northwest of El Dorado, Arkansas. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Numerous roads were underwater across the county including 335, 172 and Mount Holly Road. ASP Troop F also reported Highway 167 was closed in several places. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Lisbon | - | Quarter sized hail fell in the Lisbon community. |
| March 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Lisbon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas City | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cairo | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Holly | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Marysville | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Shuler | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sandy Land | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Smackover | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Newell | 8.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77506. 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.
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.







