Oak Ridge, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72416. The Survey maps it on the Bono quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1935 USGS Sedgwick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sedgwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Sedgwick quadrangle1:62500
- 1980 USGS Bono quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Oak Ridge between 1999 and 2017, burning about 151 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 May 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 November 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Oak Ridge: 6 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Jonesboro Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oak Ridge in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Oak Ridge | 1 hurt, $2,100,000 | Street flooding reported in west Jonesboro with 6 to 8 inches of water covering roadways at the intersection of Matthews and Madison roads. Several roadways across town have been closed by Law Enforcement. Stranded cars in flood water have also been reported. One child was swept into a storm drain and suffered injuries in the Wesley Court section of Jonesboro. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Ridge | $50,000 | Trees and power lines down in west Jonesboro. |
| February 2019 | Heavy Rain | Oak Ridge | $25,000 | A manufacturing plant's roof collapsed due to excess rainfall. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Oak Ridge | $20,000 | Flash flooding occurred from eastern Jonesboro through the downtown area. Multiple roads flooded and several cars were stranded. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Ridge | $2,000 | Trees blocking Highway 91 near Westside school. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Oak Ridge | $2,000 | Quarter size hail fell at the intersection of Dan Avenue and Highway 63 in Jonesboro. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oak Ridge | $1,000 | Straight line winds flipped and tossed about a 14 ft. flat bottom boat which had no motor on it. The winds impaled it up onto a second story I-Beam support structure. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Oak Ridge | $1,000 | Penny size hail fell on Dan Avenue in Jonesboro. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Oak Ridge | - | Big Creek west of town is over it's banks and causing areal flooding. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Oak Ridge | - | West Parker Road and Lacy Drive underwater. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Oak Ridge | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding south of Bono. Highway 63 was flooded with about a foot of water as a result. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Oak Ridge | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in portions of Craighead County. Numerous streets in Jonesboro were flooded. In addition, a few roads near Bay were under water as well. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Oak Ridge | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Jonesboro along Washington Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| March (historical) | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bono | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Dorothy | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Nalle | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Herman | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fiftysix | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Nemo | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Philadelphia | 4.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64696. 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.






