Nathan, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Muddy Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71852. It stands on Fallen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nathan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Nathan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Center Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Nathan between 1997 and 2017, burning about 1,488 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 17 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Natural | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2002 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Nathan: 16 unknowns, 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| V. B. Lewis Pit | Strontium | Unknown | ||
| Highland Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Mine and Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nathan in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Nathan | $100,000 | Most major streets in Murfreesboro were flooded. Several highways in the southern portion of the county were under water. The cabins at the old city park were under water. A store was flooded in Murfreesboro. Pike County Memorial Hospital's parking lot was flooded. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nathan | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a chicken house at Nathan. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nathan | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Nathan | - | A weak tornado moved out of Howard County into western Pike County. The tornado entered Pike County 2 to 3 miles northwest of Nathan. The tornado tracked mostly through timberland, and uprooted or snapped dozens of trees. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nathan | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs and power lines. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nathan | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Nathan | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nathan | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Nathan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norvelle (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Crawford (historical) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Helbig (historical) | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Highland | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cooleyville | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Moriah | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Murfreesboro | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Stephenson (historical) | 7.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58241. 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.







