Oak Park, Arkansas
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Upper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72904. The Survey maps it on the Fort Smith quadrangle.
On record in Oak Park
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument-Fort Smithlisted 1997 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 29 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.
- 1879 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Oak Park between 1996 and 2020, burning about 117 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Oak Park: 11 past producers, 7 producers, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Zinc Smelter | Zinc | Plant | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fort Smith Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Arkhola Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ashland Sand& Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fort Smith Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Park in 12 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2019 | Flood | Oak Park | 1 killed | Near catastrophic flooding occurred along the Arkansas River with residential subdivisions and businesses flooded in Fort Smith. Numerous roads were closed. A man drove around a barricade near Fort Chaffee on the 28th, was washed off the road into the flooded river, and drowned. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Oak Park | $100,000 | A number of roads were flooded and closed in and around Fort Smith after more than 3.5 inches of rain fell in two hours. Water rescues were necessary as vehicles were driven into flood waters and became stranded. Flood water also damaged businesses and homes. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Oak Park | $75,000 | Widespread flooding was reported across the city of Fort Smith, with several water rescues conducted. At least three homes were impacted by flooding. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Park | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Park | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree in the River Park area. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Park | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree on Riverfront Drive near Williams Lane. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Oak Park | - | Portions of several roads were reported flooded across the north side of Fort Smith. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Oak Park | - | Highway 59 was closed near Highway 64 due to high water. The bridge on Industrial Park Road in Van Buren was almost under water. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Oak Park | - | Portions of Highway 255 were flooded and closed. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Oak Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Oak Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Oak Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Massard | 6.3 miles | 25 | |
| Mill Creek | 6.5 miles | 25 | |
| South Fort Smith | 6.9 miles | 25 | |
| Cavanaugh | 8.4 miles | 25 | |
| Bashe | 8.5 miles | 25 | |
| Barling | 8.7 miles | 25 | |
| Buell | 8.8 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58290. 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.














