BlockMorning Star, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Tappan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72333. The Survey maps it on the Elaine quadrangle.
On record in Morning Star
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Lee Grocery Storelisted 2020 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1939 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Elaine quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Clarksdale quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Clarksdale quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Morning Star: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morning Star in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morning Star | $10,000 | Metal roofs were peeled from outbuildings along Highway 20 west of Elaine. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Morning Star | $10,000 | A weak tornado touched down one mile north of Elaine on Highway 44 and traveled east-northeast. Trees and power lines were knocked down. A few road signs were also blown over. The tornado continued east-northeast and crossed into Coahoma County, Mississippi. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morning Star | $8,000 | Straight line winds blew several trees down in Elaine. In addition, a few small sheds were blown over and some roof damage occurred. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morning Star | - | Straight line winds knocked down power poles along Highway 20 just west of Elaine. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hoop Spur | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ragan | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ewal | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Modoc Landing | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Countiss | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Modoc | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fair Landing | 4.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 65640. 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.
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.