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Magnet Cove, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Magnet Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72104. It stands on Chamberlain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Malvern North quadrangle.

Magnet Cove within Hot Spring County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 13 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

246 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 246 fires within 5 miles of Magnet Cove between 1997 and 2020, burning about 778 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 46 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 burning88
Missing data/not specified/undetermined55
Arson/incendiarism46
Equipment and vehicle use19
Smoking16
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony2

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
9 September 1998Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionHOT22180822
7 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hot Spring County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Magnet Cove: 13 past producers, 11 producers, 8 prospects, 5 unknowns. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Titanium, Stone, Iron. 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
(Facility) Jones Mills SmelterAluminumPlant
Christy Brookite DepositTitanium, MetalOccurrenceBrookite
Christy Deposit.Vanadium, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium)Prospect1890, 1976
Christy PropertyMolybdenum, Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), VanadiumProducerMolybdenite, Rutile
Christy PropertyVanadium, Titanium, MetalProspect1943, 1984, 1985
Golden-Estes PropertyMolybdenumPast Producer
Kimsey ProspectNiobium (Columbium), MolybdenumProducerBrookite, Molybdenite
Lecroy FarmNiobium (Columbium)Unknown
Magnet Cove Mica DepositMicaUnknown
Magnet Cove Rutile MineTitanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium)ProducerRutile

Every working recorded in Hot Spring County

Storms near this place

10 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Magnet Cove in 10 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
May 2014Flash FloodMagnet Cove$75,000Multiple roads in Malvern and eastern Hot Spring County became impassable. Some vehicles were stranded in the high water, and water entered at least two houses.
December 2009Flash FloodMagnet Cove$25,000Flash flooding occurred on the Ouachita River when releases from Remmel Dam were necessary. The flow from the dam reached approximately 67,700 cubic feet per second.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove$5,000Some trees were blown down.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove-Several trees were blown down across AR state highways 7, 51, 67, and 171 near Magnet Cove.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove-Several trees were downed in the area.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove-Some trees were blown down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove-A tree and power lines were blown down on Arkansas Highway 51 near Magnet Cove. The highway was blocked briefly.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove-Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn and house porch. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindMagnet Cove-Thunderstorm winds damaged a mobile home and a couple of barns. Some trees were also twisted and knocked down.

Every storm recorded in Hot Spring 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
Butterfield2.5 miles13
Jones Mills2.6 miles12
Cove Creek (historical)2.7 miles12
Shorewood Hills3.0 miles12
Rockport4.7 miles13
Diamondhead5.4 miles12
Glen Rose6.1 miles10
Malvern6.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58114. 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.