Oak Grove, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72802. The Survey maps it on the Moreland quadrangle. It stands 541 feet above sea level.
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
- 1962 USGS Moreland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Moreland quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
95 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,230 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 33 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 | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Jack Duvall Quarry & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Oak Grove | 1 hurt, $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | $50,000 | A chicken house and 3 barns were damaged between Hector and Atkins. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Oak Grove | $10,000 | Seven horses were killed by lightning. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Golf ball sized hail was estimated to have fallen near Economy. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Caglesville | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Buttermilk | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rock Springs | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Economy | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mars Hill | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Appleton | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Leta (historical) | 6.7 miles | 16 |
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 Oak Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7073486 | 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 58285. 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.










