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Nettleton, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Nettleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72401. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle.

Nettleton within Craighead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

11 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Nettleton between 1998 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 August 2007Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 August 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 July 2008Debris and open burning9.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 July 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined25 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 April 2016Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 February 2016Debris and open burning12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 February 2015Debris and open burning51 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Craighead County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Nettleton: 9 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jonesboro Brick CoClayUnknown
Jonesboro PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jonesboro Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Craighead County

Storms near this place

18 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nettleton in 18 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNettleton$250,000Sixty-mile per hour straight line winds affected the Industrial Area of Jonesboro on CW Post Road just east of Highway 463. More than 60 utility poles were blown down in the area and significant damage to the County Shop was sustained as well.
April 2007Tornado (EF1)Nettleton$250,000A tornado touched down 2 miles east southeast of Nettleton, immediately west of Moore Road. The tornado resulted in significant damage to a large metal building at the Aramark complex located at 3320 Moore Road. Damage consisted of portions of the metal roof and wall panels being pulled from the building. Vehicles parked around the facility were also damaged. Some trailers at the facility were also blown over by the tornado. The tornado was short-lived as the path length was approximately 110 yards.
February 2023Flash FloodNettleton$200,000Several roads throughout Jonesboro were flooded and impassable. A subdivision behind the Dollar General on Highway 1 South was flooded with several homes suffering significant water damage.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNettleton$75,000Semi-truck blown over on Interstate 555 near the Commerce Drive exit.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindNettleton$10,000Power poles and power lines down in East Jonesboro on I-555.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindNettleton$8,000Power lines downed and a tranformer exploded near Samantha avenue and E Highland Drive.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindNettleton$5,000Powerlines down at East Highland Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindNettleton$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole and lines near Commerce Drive and I-555.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindNettleton$2,000Straight line winds blew power lines down at the intersection of Highway 18 and Industrial Drive in east Jonesboro.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindNettleton$1,000Road sign bent in the southbound lane of Red Wolf Boulevard, near Race Street.
March 2024HailNettleton-Ping pong to golfball-sized hail fell at a truck stop.
January 2020Flash FloodNettleton-Some roads were impassable due to flash flooding. Two feet of water covered Richardson Drive in East Jonesboro.
April 2017Flash FloodNettleton-Flooding on Race Street due to heavy rainfall.
July 2017Flash FloodNettleton-Flash flooding reported on 1800 block of East Highland Drive in Jonesboro.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNettleton-Straight line winds knocked down power and light poles along Parker Road and Highway 63 in Jonesboro.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNettleton-Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down onto three cars near the intersection of Caraway Road and Highway 63 in Jonesboro.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNettleton-Damaging straight line winds knocked down power lines on U.S. Highway 63 and Commerce Drive about 3 miles southeast of Jonesboro. Trees were also knocked on to homes and vehicles about 5 miles south of Jonesboro. A camping trailer was overturned at this location as well. The damaging winds spread toward Bay knocking down power lines at the intersection of Main Street and Central Avenue. Power lines were knocked down and a shed was damaged in town of Lunsford along Highway 158 east of Bay.
May 2009Flash FloodNettleton-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the city of Jonesboro. Many streets were flooded across the city.

Every storm recorded in Craighead County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Doss (historical)0.7 miles11
Glendale2.2 miles11
Fallis2.4 miles11
Pleasant Grove2.8 miles11
Jonesboro3.2 miles11
Apt3.3 miles11
Whitburg (historical)3.5 miles10
Phillips3.6 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58250. 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.