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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.

Mill Creek within Sebastian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 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

10 since 1993

Regional 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/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning2

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
15 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 2012Arson/incendiarism12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 April 1998Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 March 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
15 March 2004Arson/incendiarism16 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 March 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sebastian County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rescolite CompanyAggregate, Light WeightPast Producer
Fort Smith PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
General Inn QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jeffrey Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Preston QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sebastian County

Storms near this place

13 since 2005

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Mill Creek$250,000This 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 2022HailMill Creek$100,000Hen egg size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMill Creek$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a house, and blew down power lines.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindMill Creek$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the awning of a gas station near Zero Street and Wheeler Avenue.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindMill Creek$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines near State Line Road and Arkansas Street.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMill Creek-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
March 2024Flash FloodMill Creek-Portions of Towson Avenue were closed due to flooding, from Louisville Street to Phoenix Avenue.
March 2024Flash FloodMill Creek-Portions of multiple roads in Fort Smith were closed due to flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodMill Creek-Several roads were flooded south of Fort Smith.
May 2025HailMill Creek-no account filed
May 2025HailMill Creek-no account filed
March 2009HailMill Creek-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMill Creek-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sebastian 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
South Fort Smith1.3 miles25
Cavanaugh1.9 miles25
Bashe1.9 miles25
Buell3.3 miles25
Fort Smith3.5 miles29
Saw Mill4.1 miles25
Massard4.4 miles25
Crescent5.0 miles25

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.