Lunet, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Behestian Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71726. It lies near Rocky Hill. The Survey maps it on the Tates Bluff quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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
- 1971 USGS Tates Bluff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
52 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Lunet between 1999 and 2020, burning about 503 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 20 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | 65 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Lunet: 16 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Name | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jackson 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 |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lunet in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2009: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flood | Lunet | $150,000 | The upstream flood wave on the Ouachita River progressed downstream to the Camden vicinity by the middle of the month. The stage at the Camden stream gage crested at moderate flood level. Arkansas Highway 7 and numerous county and city roads were flooded. |
| September 2009 | Flood | Lunet | $100,000 | Heavy rainfall during the middle of September pushed the Ouachita River at Camden above flood stage. Some county roads and private roads were flooded. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Lunet | - | Heavy rainfall at the end of October pushed the Ouachita River at Camden above flood stage. |
| November 2009 | Flood | Lunet | - | Heavy rainfall at the end of October allowed the Ouachita River at Camden to remain above flood stage into the middle of November. Some crops suffered damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyloe (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Tates Bluff | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kemp (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Smead | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Amy | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Red Hill | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Velie | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Van Wagoner (historical) | 6.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58103. 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.







