Montongo, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71655. The Survey maps it on the Monticello North quadrangle. It stands 384 feet above sea level.
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
- 1966 USGS Monticello North quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Dumas quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Montongo between 2001 and 2018, burning about 277 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DRE8183819 |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Montongo: 20 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montongo in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montongo | $30,000 | The damage across Drew County near Montongo was determined to be the result of straight line winds between 60 and 85 mph. Many trees were uprooted across the area. An outbuilding was destroyed. A stand alone carport sustained damage and some siding was peeled off a home. Some trees across the county fell onto homes. Trees and power lines were down county wide according to the Emergency Manager. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montongo | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a barn down. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Montongo | $7,000 | A bull and a cow were killed when lightning struck the tree under which they were standing. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montongo | - | A tree was blown down across Highway 425. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montongo | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Montongo | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur at Montongo. Numerous streets were flooded for a short period of time. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Montongo | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Montongo | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Montongo | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montongo | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Montongo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantersville | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Coleman | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Springs | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rose Hill | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Brandon | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Barkada | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Old Union (historical) | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bethel | 6.9 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Montongo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6906126 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79042. 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.



