Moreland, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 3. It lies in ZIP code area 72837. The Survey maps it on the Moreland quadrangle. It stands 748 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Moreland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Moreland quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
97 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Moreland between 1997 and 2020, burning about 627 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Moreland: 4 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 | ||
| Jack Duvall Quarry & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moreland in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Moreland | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $3,500,000 | A tornado touched down in central Pope County and tracked to the northeast. The Pope County Office of Emergency Management reported that 42 residential structures were affected. Of these, seven were destroyed, six had minor damage, and the rest had moderate to heavy damage. In addition, six chicken houses, two barns, and a number of outbuildings were destroyed, a travel trailer and motor home were overturned, and hundreds of trees were blown down. A 61 year-old man was killed and his wife was injured when their double-wide mobile home was destroyed on Simba Road, about 1.4 miles south-southeast of Appleton. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe declared Pope County a state disaster area. The tornado continued into Conway County. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Moreland | $200,000 | Water flowed over multiple bridges on county roads. Parts of Arkansas Ave./Arkansas 7 were closed. Water entered some houses and apartments. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $15,000 | Trees were down in the area. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | - | Powerlines were blown down and a roof was blown off a chicken house. Several trees were snapped. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moreland | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Moreland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Caglesville | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Springs | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Center Valley | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Buttermilk | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Scottsville | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Mars Hill | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Taral | 6.5 miles | 20 |
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 Moreland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6911283 | 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 77688. 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.










