Oak Grove, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. It lies near Glen Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Chapel Hill quadrangle.
On record in Oak Grove
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 1 record
Oak Grove Rosenwald Schoollisted 2004
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Chapel Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
88 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,421 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 43 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 29 past producers, 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Calcium, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Otto | Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Producer | 1877 | |
| Rolling Fork Pit & Plant | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Bellah Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Black Horse Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Brewer Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Hankins Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Lignitz Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mickle Mine | Diatomite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Grove in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2013: 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Grove | - | Trees were downed north of Ben Lomond or near the community of Oak Grove. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Oak Grove | - | Hail fell 2 miles east of Lockesburg, Arkansas. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antrey (historical) | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Union | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Avon | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Chapel Hill | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Kellum | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| De Queen | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pullman | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Process City | 4.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77872. 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.







