Milo, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Longview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71646. It stands on Beech Creek. The Survey maps it on the Milo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Milo quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Milo between 2001 and 2017, burning about 916 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 22 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 | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 145 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | ASHLEY 179 |
| 23 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | G.P.S. GIN CO.INC II |
| 2 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Milo: 43 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
17 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milo in 17 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Old Milo | $150,000 | Numerous roads were flooded across the county, along with water over some bridges. Arkansas Highway 8 was closed due to flooding between Hamburg and Parkdale. Highway 133 north of Crossett was closed due to flooding. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Milo | $100,000 | Many houses and automobiles were damaged. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | $75,000 | Four houses were damaged and four barns were demolished. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Milo | $60,000 | Large amounts of golf ball sized hail damaged cars as well as some homes around Old Milo. Quarter sized hail occurred in and around Fountain Hill. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | $50,000 | A few trees and a couple of power poles were blown down. One tree damaged the roof of a home. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Milo | $7,000 | A tree was blown down across Arkansas Highway 133 near County Road 95. A few additional trees were blown down along county roads in the Milo area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Milo | $3,000 | A tree was blown down across Highway 133 near Milo. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Old Milo | $2,000 | Water was over Ashley County Road 12. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Milo | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down on Highway 189 in the Milo Community. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down.. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Old Milo | $1,000 | Water covered the road at the intersection of Highways 189 and 133. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Milo | $1,000 | One tree was blown down along Highway 133 near the Milo Community. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milo | $1,000 | A few trees were blown down Highway 133. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Old Milo | - | A very brief tornado occurred along County Road 498 in Ashley County. This tornado uprooted trees and caused wooden power poles to lean. The tornado crossed County Road 498 and dissipated in the field just after uprooting more trees. The tornado is rated EF-0 with winds of 85 MPH. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Milo | - | A few trees were reported down across County Road 495. |
| December 2001 | Flash Flood | Milo | - | Highway 189 near town flooded due to heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Creek Crossing | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Old Milo | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Pugh | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Longview Crossing | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Crossroad | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Whitlow | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Stillions | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Whitlow Junction | 6.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57123. 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.



