Locust Bayou, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 6. It lies in ZIP code area 71744. It stands on Caney Creek. The Survey maps it on the East Camden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 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
- 1973 USGS East Camden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Bearden quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
119 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Locust Bayou between 1999 and 2020, burning about 1,904 acres in total. 17 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 | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 78 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Locust Bayou: 11 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quapaw Pit & Benton Plant | Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Keith Williams | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Locust Bayou in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 7 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Locust Bayou | $500,000 | Flooding occurred on County Road 29. |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Locust Bayou | $200,000 | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Locust Bayou | $10,000 | This tornado exited Ouachita County northeast of Frenchport and entered Calhoun County about 6 2/3 miles southwest of Locust Bayou. In Calhoun County, the tornado traveled through wetlands, doing nothing more than knocking down trees. The tornado exited the county about 4 1/3 miles west of Locust Bayou, traveling back into Ouachita County about 2 1/4 miles south-southwest of Lakeside. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | Multiple power poles were blown down. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Locust Bayou | - | Heavy rainfall in April caused a prolonged high water event along the lower Ouachita River which ended in early May. Within the Thatcher Lock and Dam reach of the river in Calhoun County, high water cut off access to oil and gas wells and prevented logging in the floodplain. Damages were insignificant. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | Power lines were blown down near Locust Bayou. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | Trees down. |
| December 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Locust Bayou | - | An F0 tornado touched down briefly to the southeast of Locust Bayou. The tin roof of an old house was damaged, a couple of TV antennas were blown off houses and a few pines trees were snapped off. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 80 mph. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | Golfball sized hail accumulated 3 to 4 inches deep on the ground. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Locust Bayou | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Delhi (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Smead (historical) | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Woodberry | 8.3 miles | 16 | |
| Newport | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Little Bay (historical) | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hampton | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Unco | 14.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58080. 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.








