Morganton, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Davis Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72013. The Survey maps it on the Morganton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Morganton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Morganton quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
42 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Morganton between 1998 and 2020, burning about 731 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Morganton: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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.
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morganton in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 3 hail, 2 heavy rain, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Morganton | $80,000 | A home was destroyed by a weak, brief tornado east of Bee Branch during the morning hours of the 23rd. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Morganton | - | The COOP observer reported a storm total of 5.70 inches of rain. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Morganton | - | The COOP observer reported a storm total of 5.60 inches of rain. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Morganton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Morganton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Morganton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Morganton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| East Mountain (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bee Branch | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Choctaw Pines | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Green Tree | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Fairbanks | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Palisades | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Southside | 4.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58212. 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.








