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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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
- 1941 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1998Regional 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheaffer Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $200,000 | A 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $25,000 | Power lines and large trees were down on Maddox Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 107 near the back gate of Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $5,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | $1,000 | A large tree fell across a fence in Macon. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Macon | - | A water rescue was performed at Highway 107 in Macon. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Trees were blown down along Jim Hall Rd. near Old Tom Box Rd. |
| February 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Trees were downed on Old Jacksonville Highway and Maddox Road. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | A trained spotter estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Macon | - | Hail ranged from 1/2 inch to nickel size. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Macon | - | Hail ranged from 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | Power lines and trees were down on Peters and Centennial Roads. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (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 2001 | Tornado (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 1995 | Hail | Macon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Macon | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macon | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Macon | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Macon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Olmstead | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Gravel Ridge | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Toneyville | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Zion Hill | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Rolling Hills | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Gibson | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Cannongate Addition | 4.6 miles | 19 |
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.











