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Macon, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Hill Township. The Survey maps it on the Olmstead quadrangle.

Macon within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

20 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Macon between 1998 and 2019, burning about 134 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined6
Debris and open burning6
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 1998Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2012Natural5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2012Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 August 2012Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 August 2012Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 August 2012Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 August 2002Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Macon: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Sheaffer QuarryFlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

39 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macon in 39 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 22 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2006Thunderstorm WindMacon$200,000A line of severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage in the northern part of Pulaski County. Numerous homes, outbuildings and storage sheds sustained damage. Several vehicles and farm equipment were also damaged. A number of trees and power lines were also knocked down in the area.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMacon$25,000Power lines and large trees were down on Maddox Road.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMacon$10,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 107 near the back gate of Little Rock Air Force Base.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindMacon$10,000Power lines were blown down.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMacon$5,000Several large trees were blown down.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindMacon$1,000A large tree fell across a fence in Macon.
April 2019Flash FloodMacon-A water rescue was performed at Highway 107 in Macon.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMacon-Trees were blown down along Jim Hall Rd. near Old Tom Box Rd.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindMacon-Trees were downed on Old Jacksonville Highway and Maddox Road.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMacon-A trained spotter estimated winds at 60 mph.
February 2008HailMacon-Hail ranged from 1/2 inch to nickel size.
February 2008HailMacon-Hail ranged from 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMacon-Power lines and trees were down on Peters and Centennial Roads.
September 2005Tornado (F1)Macon-A weak tornado touched down over northeast Pulaski County. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Damage along the tornado path consisted of some trees blown down or snapped off. The tornado exited Pulaski County into Faulkner County about 6 miles north of Macon.
December 2001Tornado (F0)Macon-The storm that produced a weak tornado in western Pulaski County spawned another tornado in northeast sections of the county. The tornado (F0) touched down 6 miles northeast of Macon and had difficulty reaching the ground. Damage mostly consisted of tree tops, power lines and power poles...with some power outages occurring. The tornado moved 2 miles before crossing into Lonoke County.
July 1995HailMacon-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
April 2020HailMacon-no account filed
April 2020HailMacon-no account filed
April 2020HailMacon-no account filed
March 2011HailMacon-no account filed
April 2009HailMacon-no account filed
April 2009HailMacon-no account filed
April 2009HailMacon-no account filed
April 2009HailMacon-no account filed
April 2004HailMacon-no account filed
December 2002HailMacon-no account filed
December 2002HailMacon-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindMacon-no account filed
February 2000HailMacon-no account filed
February 2000HailMacon-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMacon-no account filed
January 1999Tornado (F1)Macon-no account filed
January 1999HailMacon-no account filed
January 1999HailMacon-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindMacon-no account filed
May 1999HailMacon-no account filed
March 1998HailMacon-no account filed
February 1998HailMacon-no account filed
April 1996HailMacon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Warsaw2.3 miles19
Olmstead2.8 miles19
Gravel Ridge3.8 miles21
Toneyville3.8 miles19
Zion Hill4.2 miles19
Rolling Hills4.3 miles19
Gibson4.3 miles19
Cannongate Addition4.6 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57102. 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.