BlockMyrtle Grove, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in District 6. It lies in ZIP code area 71653. The Survey maps it on the Lake Village quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Lake Village quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Lake Village quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lake Village quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Myrtle Grove between 2006 and 2013, burning about 101 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 October 2010 | Smoking | 50 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 Myrtle Grove: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Mccort Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Myrtle Grove in 12 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $300,000 | Numerous large trees were blown down around Lake Village. Power poles were snapped, trees were down on houses and a couple roofs were blown off houses on Bill Young and Ginny Roads. Fifteen high tension power poles were snapped along Highway 82. Seventy five percent of Lake Village was left without power. |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Myrtle Grove | $110,000 | A brief tornado developed near US Highway 65/US Highway 278 near Arkansas Highway 159. It collapsed the center of a metal building where only one side and the front of the building were left standing. On the backside, a shed was completely destroyed. The tornado then moved east across the highway to the Delta Spindle Building, a metal warehouse building. Here, some windows were blown out and portions of the tin roof were peeled off and blew into the tree line on the backside of the business. In addition, the tornado broke a wooden power pole in the parking lot of the Delta Spindle Building before lifting. Maximum peak winds were estimated at 99 mph. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $50,000 | Several power poles were broken, some trees were blown down, and three homes were damaged by wind along US Highway 82 and in the Lakehall Road area. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $45,000 | Three large oak trees were uprooted along Highway 82. One tree caused damage to a workshop. There was a 300 yard long path with numerous trees down and laying in different directions. A tree fell on a house. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $20,000 | Several pecan trees were blown down along with large limbs snapped at the Pecan Grove RV Park. One tree fell onto an RV at the park. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Myrtle Grove | $20,000 | Roads across the county remained flooded but slowly receded. Lake Chicot rose about one foot per hour due to water flowing into the lake. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $4,000 | Large tree branches were blown down along US Highway 65. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $3,000 | A tree was blown down across Highway 159. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | $300 | A very large tree limb was blown down at Pecan Grove RV Park. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | - | A carport was damaged and blown across the road at US 65 and Sixteenth Section Road. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myrtle Grove | - | Multiple trees fell on a house and two vehicles at a residence along Lakeshore Drive. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Myrtle Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanticleer | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lakehall | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Village | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Fairview | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bayou Macon (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ashton | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Jennie | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Vaucluse | 4.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58236. 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.