Old Austin, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Caroline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72007. It stands on Hudson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Oak Grove quadrangle.
On record in Old Austin
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.
Sears Houselisted 1992 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1940 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lonoke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oak Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Brinkley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Old Austin between 2000 and 2017, burning about 1,702 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 30 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2008 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 July 2006 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Old Austin: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite Exploration | Aluminum | Occurrence | Bauxite | |
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Austin in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Austin | $5,000 | Large limbs and debris were blown around. The observer estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Austin | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Austin | $2,000 | A large oak tree with a diameter of 2 feet was broken off at the base. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Old Austin | - | Widespread flash flooding occurred in and around Austin. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Old Austin | - | Pictures on social media showed golfball sized hail east of Cabot, south of Austin. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Old Austin | - | We received a social media picture of hail from Cabot. |
| November 2018 | Flash Flood | Old Austin | - | Water was over Dogwood Lane, south of state highway 38. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Old Austin | - | Dogwood Lane was flooded and impassible. |
| November 2006 | Hail | Old Austin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Estates | 0.1 miles | 14 | |
| Shady Grove Estates | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Circle B Addition | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Leaning Pines | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Trailwood Addition | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Woodiel Acres | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cooper Addition | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Stagecoach Addition | 1.3 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122549955 | 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 52983. 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.










