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Oak Grove, Arkansas

28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1997. It stands in District 7. It lies in ZIP code area 72956. The Survey maps it on the Van Buren quadrangle.

Oak Grove within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 28 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

53 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1997 and 2020, burning about 257 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

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
9 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Arson/incendiarism50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 2000Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 July 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 July 2008Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 July 2008Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Flagstone. 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
(Facility) Zinc SmelterZincPlant
Arkhola Sand & Gravel Co QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Arkhola Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ashland Sand& GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fort Smith Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

7 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 7 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 4 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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 2018Thunderstorm WindOak Grove$3,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles off of three homes.
June 2019Flash FloodOak Grove-Industrial Park Road was flooded at Oak Grove Road in Van Buren.
May 2017FloodOak Grove-The Arkansas River near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 5:45 am CDT on May 20th. The river crested at 26.32 feet at 1:45 am CDT on the 21st, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below flood stage at 5:45 am CDT on the 22nd.
January 2016FloodOak Grove-The Arkansas River near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 11:00 am CST on December 27th. The river crested at 34.63 feet at 4:45 pm CST on the 30th, resulting in major flooding. Backwater flooding occurred in mobile home parks near Lee Creek. The river remained in flood through the end of December 2015, finally falling below flood stage at 9:45 pm CST on January 4th.
December 2015FloodOak Grove-The Arkansas River near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 11:00 am CST on December 27th. The river crested at 34.63 feet at 4:45 pm CST on the 30th, resulting in major flooding. Backwater flooding occurred in mobile home parks near Lee Creek. The river remained in flood through the end of the month, finally falling below flood stage at 9:45 pm CST on January 4th.
May 2015FloodOak Grove-The Arkansas River near Van Buren rose above its flood stage of 22 feet at 4:45 am CDT on May 10th. The river crested at 27.41 feet at 10:00 am CDT on the 11th, resulting in moderate flooding. Extensive lowland flooding east of I-540 occurred, which flooded sand and gravel companies, marine terminals, and similar businesses. Monetary damage estimates resulting from the flood were unavailable. The river rose above flood stage at 2:15 pm CDT on the 12th.
May 2024HailOak Grove-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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
Wright Town1.0 miles28
Catcher1.3 miles28
Westville1.9 miles28
Shibley2.0 miles28
Eastgate Place2.4 miles28
Smeltzer2.7 miles28
Van Buren3.1 miles28
Kibler3.4 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58286. 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.