Lone Rock, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 11. It lies in ZIP code area 72658. It lies near Ellen Cockran Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Norfork quadrangle.
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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Norfork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Lone Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,184 acres in total. None started naturally. 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 42 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | FLOWER CREEK |
| 19 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MATNEY |
| 9 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Lone Rock: 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meerscheidt | Lead, Mercury, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Annie May Mine | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Michigan Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lone Rock in 3 storm reports between 2000 and 2007: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Rock | - | Downed power lines knocked out power in the Lone Rock area. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees and power lines. A pole barn was also destroyed and part of the tin roof of a house was blown off. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lone Rock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartney | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Shipp | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Advance | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Chastain (historical) | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Herron | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Norfork Village | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Norfork | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Arkana | 4.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77544. 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.










