Mabelvale, Arkansas
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. The Survey maps it on the Alexander quadrangle.
On record in Mabelvale
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 1 record
Ten Mile Houselisted 1970
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 25 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
100 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Mabelvale between 1997 and 2020, burning about 591 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Mabelvale: 22 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Fullers Earth. 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 | Fullers Earth | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Pulaski County Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Berger Plant | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Dan Rauch Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Dixon, E. A. Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mabelvale in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2012: 10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 5 deaths and 180 injuries. 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 1997 | Tornado (F4) | Mabelvale | 5 killed, 180 hurt, $50,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $40,000 | A tree was down on a car and power lines were down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $15,000 | Tree limbs were thrown into the air, and some of the limbs landed on vehicles. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in the area of Chicot Elementary School in Little Rock. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $10,000 | Trees were blown down near Southwest Hospital in Little Rock. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $5,000 | Ten large trees were blown down. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some phone lines. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mabelvale | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | Hail was reported at the intersection of Interstate 430 and Interstate 30. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | Hail fell in the Crystal Valley Road area. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | Quarter sized hail fell in the Otter Creek area of Little Rock. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | Nickel sized hail fell in the Otter Creek area of Little Rock. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | Hail fell at the intersection of Chicot Road and Mabelvale Cutoff. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mabelvale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Merrivale | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Allendale Manor | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| Skylark | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Deer Meadow | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Yorkwood | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Guilford (historical) | 1.8 miles | 26 | |
| Town and Country Estates | 1.9 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77568. 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.
















