Meyers, Arkansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71968. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Pearcy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pearcy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Meyers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,280 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 43 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MEYERS |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | 120 |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Meyers: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Slate, Dimension, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrickson Clay Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Meyers in 5 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Meyers | $50,000 | This tornado exited Hot Spring County north-northwest of Bonnerdale and entered Garland County south-southwest of Meyers. In Garland County, some trees were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Meyers | $15,000 | A roof was blown off a house. |
| January 2025 | Flash Flood | Meyers | - | High water from Myers Creek was observed via a social media post flowing across Caddo Gap Road making it impassable. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Meyers | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Meyers | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | 3.0 miles | 7 | |
| Maddox | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Pearcy | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Old Bonnerdale | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Crystal Springs | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Chandler | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Crystal Springs Landing | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sunshine | 6.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72629. 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.





