Mill Creek, Arkansas
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Upper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72901. The Survey maps it on the South Fort Smith quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1879 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS South Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS South Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS South Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Mill Creek between 1993 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 March 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 15 March 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 March 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mill Creek: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aggregate, Light Weight. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescolite Company | Aggregate, Light Weight | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Smith Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| General Inn Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jeffrey Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Preston Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mill Creek in 13 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Mill Creek | $250,000 | This is the second segment of a two-segment tornado. The tornado moved into Fort Smith near the intersection of the state line and Phoenix Avenue. It moved east-northeast across town, damaging many homes and businesses, snapping and uprooting many trees, and snapping many power poles. It dissipated shortly after snapping large tree limbs on the south side of Mercy Hospital and crossing Rogers Avenue. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Mill Creek | $100,000 | Hen egg size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a house, and blew down power lines. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the awning of a gas station near Zero Street and Wheeler Avenue. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines near State Line Road and Arkansas Street. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Mill Creek | - | Portions of Towson Avenue were closed due to flooding, from Louisville Street to Phoenix Avenue. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Mill Creek | - | Portions of multiple roads in Fort Smith were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Mill Creek | - | Several roads were flooded south of Fort Smith. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Mill Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Mill Creek | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Mill Creek | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mill Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fort Smith | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Cavanaugh | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Bashe | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Buell | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Fort Smith | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Saw Mill | 4.1 miles | 25 | |
| Massard | 4.4 miles | 25 | |
| Crescent | 5.0 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58179. 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.












