Noland, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in East Roanoke Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72455. It stands on Julia Dean Creek. The Survey maps it on the Noland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1934 USGS Powhatan quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Powhatan quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Noland quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Noland between 1997 and 2020, burning about 604 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 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 Noland: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Property | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
17 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Noland in 17 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 11 flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Noland | $40,000 | An unoccupied trailer was turned over in Noland. A trailer home was destroyed in Shannon. Several other mobile homes and several houses were damaged. Several trees were knocked down. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Noland | $25,000 | Damaging straight line winds snapped a few cedar trees at the ground. A small metal hay barn had roof damage and a partially built home received roof damage. |
| July 2008 | Lightning | Noland | $20,000 | Lightning struck a home on Muddy Lane, outside of Imboden in Randolph County. A shop building was completely destroyed and a vehicle was damaged as a result of a fire from the lightning strike. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Noland | - | Major river flooding was observed at Imboden along the Spring River. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Noland | - | Minor river flooding was observed at Imboden along the Spring River. |
| January 2025 | Flood | Noland | - | River flooding on the Spring River at Imboden would take place in late January for a brief time. The river would return to below flood stage before the end of the month of January. A crest would take place on 1/31/2025 at 0130 LST of 19.66 feet. |
| November 2024 | Flood | Noland | - | The Spring River at Imboden entered minor flood stage in early November with the crest of 20.87 feet occurring on November 5 at 6:00 PM CST. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Noland | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Spring River at Imboden in late March. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Noland | - | Heavy rain in the early part of February brought flooding to the Spring River at Imboden. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Noland | - | Multiple trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 62 and Squirrel Road near the community of Birdell. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Noland | - | This tornado began along Arkansas Highway 166 South between Sanders Road and Eric Road uprooting hardwood trees. The tornado continued southeast crossing Harmony Road knocking down several additional hardwood trees. The most significant damage this tornado produced occurred on Manson Road, where several trees were uprooted and large branches snapped off with one branch landing on a roof of a house. The roof sustained minimal to no visible damage. This tornado lifted after crossing Old Country Road before reaching U.S. Highway 67 south of Pocahontas. This tornado had estimated winds of 107 mph and was rated EF-1. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Noland | - | The forecast point at Imboden, along the Spring River, went into minor flood stage on May 3rd, 2022. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Noland | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Spring River at Imboden in early May. |
| April 2021 | Flood | Noland | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Spring River at Imboden at the end of April. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Noland | - | Heavy rain brought flooding to the Spring River at Imboden. |
| March 2016 | Flood | Noland | - | Heavy rain resulted in flooding near Pocahontas. Parts of Highway 166 were closed due to high water. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Noland | - | Straight line winds knocked down numerous trees from just north of Imboden on Highway 63 into Pocahontas. A six foot fence was also blown over in Pocahontas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidsonville (historical) | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hoover Landing | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Birdell | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Dunn | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Manson | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Elnora | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Shannon | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lesterville | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77854. 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.






