Newhope, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71959. The Survey maps it on the Newhope quadrangle. 169 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
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
- 1969 USGS Newhope quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Center Point quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
118 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Newhope between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,769 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 76 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 | 76 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 103 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | 147 |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 570 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BUD SHAW |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Newhope: 4 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Lode Property | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Cogburn Deposit | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Sulfer Mountain Deposit | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newhope in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2003: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2003 | Flash Flood | Newhope | - | Heavy rains caused some flooding to occur along U.S. Highway 70 at Newhope. |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newhope | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Newhope | - | A strong tornado was spawned south of a dissipating tornado in western Pike County. The former tornado tracked mostly through rural areas and caused little in the way of property damage. However, tree damage was extensive...especially just to the southeast of Newhope. The tornado tracked about 10 miles before dissipating. |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Newhope | - | A strong tornado moved out of Howard County (Shreveport County Warning Area) into western Pike County. The tornado was weakening, but still heavily damaged a trailer and knocked down a few trees. The tornado tracked only half a mile into Pike County before dissipating. |
| February 2001 | Hail | Newhope | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Newhope | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Newhope | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfield | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Star of the West (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Henry | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Langley | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Daisy | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crawford (historical) | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cooper (historical) | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Nathan | 9.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Newhope | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14681319 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77844. 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.







