Nogal, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72016. The Survey maps it on the Gleason quadrangle.
On record in Nogal
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bigelow Rosenwald Schoollisted 2004 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Gleason quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Gleason quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
28 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Nogal between 1997 and 2020, burning about 446 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2000 | Smoking | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 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 Nogal: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toadsuck Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nogal in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 3 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Flood | Nogal | $250,000 | Minor flooding at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River occurred for two days. In Perry County, damages were noted to agricultural, county roads, two to four homes, and at least one business. Crests were slightly higher than in March. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nogal | $100,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down around Toad Suck and a number of other places in Perry County. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Nogal | $25,000 | Flash flooding caused considerable damage to county roads. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Nogal | $25,000 | no account filed |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nogal | - | Multiple trees were blown down on Allan Point Road along with a tree that fell onto a house between Stony Brook, AR and the western side of Conway, AR. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Nogal | - | This tornado started north of Highway 60 near the Perry/Faulkner County line. Visible damage started between Fox Lane and Elm Lane ending near Ferry Boat Road. Damage was observed to the roof of small outbuildings and homes. A chicken coop was blown apart with a portion of the chicken coop being blown into the window of a manufactured home. A carport was blown sideways, but remained attached. Additionally observed was damage to several trees. This tornado dissipated shortly before crossing the Arkansas River between Perry County and Faulkner County; however, the tornado never crossed into Faulkner County. This tornado had estimated winds of 85 mph and was rated EF-0. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nogal | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Nogal | - | The Arkansas River at Toad Suck Lock and Dam rose back above flood stage for the 2nd time in May, remaining in flood into June. Some of the secondary levees had breached and flooding was reported southwest of Toad Suck, west of the new Conway Airport. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toad Suck | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Stony Point | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| New Dixie | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dixie (historical) | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bunker Hill | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bigelow | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Fourche | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Graytown | 6.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57137. 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.










