Newell, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1989. It stands in El Dorado Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71730. The Survey maps it on the El Dorado West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500, 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
- 1981 USGS El Dorado West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
100 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Newell between 1999 and 2019, burning about 730 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 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 Newell: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Bromine, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Sulphur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Great Lakes Bromine Plant & Mine | Bromine | Producer | ||
| Unk | Bromine | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Bromine | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newell in 15 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 6 flash flood, 5 hail, 4 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 | Newell | $10,000 | A tree was downed on a house in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Newell | - | Half dollar size hail reported on Shuler Road just southwest of El Dorado. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Newell | - | Ping pong ball to golf ball size hail reported in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Newell | - | Penny size hail fell in the Parkers Chapel community. Report from mPING. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Newell | - | Portions of the Oak Manor area west of El Dorado were flooded. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Newell | - | Portions of Wesson Road and Pleasant Hill Road were covered in high water. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newell | - | A carport collapsed on a car in the Parkers Chapel community southwest of El Dorado. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Newell | - | Hail larger than the size of golfballs fell in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newell | - | Trees were blown down in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Newell | - | Flooding was reported over several road surfaces in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newell | - | A large tree was downed on Hwy. 15 southwest of El Dorado. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Newell | - | High water reported across several roads in the Parkers Chapel community. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Newell | - | Hail fell at the community of Parkers Chapel, Arkansas. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Newell | - | High water was reported across State Hwy. 335 west of El Dorado, Arkansas. |
| February 2001 | Flash Flood | Newell | - | Flooding across Hwy 15 closing the road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkers Chapel | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Griffin | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Pickering | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Foster Hill | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Wesson | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cargile | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Trull | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lamberton | 5.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58262. 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.










