Morris, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Georgia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71858. The Survey maps it on the Bluff City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bluff City quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Chidester quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
64 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Morris between 1997 and 2020, burning about 782 acres in total. 5 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Morris: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosston Deposits | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morris in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morris | - | Trees and powerlines were downed southeast of Prescott, Arkansas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serepta Springs (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dills Mills | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cale | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Zama (historical) | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| New Mount Moriah (historical) | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Moriah | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Gum Grove | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57127. 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.








