BlockOak Grove, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Hill Township. It lies near Purdham Hill. The Survey maps it on the North Little Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,788 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Little Rock Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2009 | Hail | Oak Grove | $60,000,000 | A devastating hailstorm, several miles wide, affected northern portions of North Little Rock and continued eastward through Sherwood and on into the area between Jacksonville and Galloway. In North Little Rock, hail up to 1 inch in diameter pelted the National Weather Service office at the North Little Rock airport for 6 minutes, from 5:11 to 5:17 PM CDT. The hail became larger as it progressed farther to the east. The Indian Hills and Windsor Valley subdivisions in North Little Rock were particularly hard-hit, as some of the hail increased to golf ball size (1.75 inches). Roofs were ruined and cars were dented. ||In Sherwood, much of the hail was golf ball size, and some of it was even larger. The hailstones poked holes in vinyl siding, ruined roofs, dented cars, and smashed car windshields. City officials indicated that thousands of roofs would have to be replaced. Automobile dealerships along U.S. Highway 67/167 were very hard-hit. One dealer said it was the first time in the 40 year history of the dealership that they were going to have to hold a hail sale. The largest hail was baseball size (2.75 inches) and was reported in the southern part of Sherwood. ||The hailstorm then continued eastward into Lonoke County.||For the sake of completeness, all hail reports received by the National Weather Service are listed individually. |
| January 2022 | Flash Flood | Oak Grove | - | Water was over the road at Camp Robinson on Nebraska Ave. between 10th and 14th Streets. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | - | A tree was downed. |
| April 2005 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Haig | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Crystal Hill | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Blue Hill | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Marche | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Mineral (historical) | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Amboy | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Foxboro | 3.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 52879. 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.