BlockOlmstead, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Hill Township. It stands on Persimmon Branch. The Survey maps it on the Olmstead quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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
- 1941 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Olmstead quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Olmstead between 1997 and 2020, burning about 729 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 119 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olmstead in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Olmstead | 6 hurt, $350,000 | The tornado touched down just south of the Pulaski/Faulkner County line, south of Frenchman Mountain Road around Lowridge road. This tornado destroyed 4 mobile homes and damaged others. 6 People were injured, with 3 people being hospitalized. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Olmstead | $100,000 | After the tornado crossed into Faulkner County, the tornado caused several trees to snap or be uprooted. Additional, the tornado caused minor to major roof damage on several structures and destroyed one double-wide trailer. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | $75,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down, and there was some structural damage. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Olmstead | $10,000 | High water was over Kelly Road and Reed Road, Marche Road, Marche Lateral Road, and a railroad crossing at Arkansas Highway 161 and Trammel. Batesville Pike and Frenchmen Mountain Road was covered by four inches of water. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | $5,000 | A large tree was reported blown over onto a car. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Olmstead | - | Debris covered Frenchman Mountain Road along Leopard Creek, indicating flash flooding occurred near the vicinity of Olmstead. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Olmstead | - | Debris was noted on a bridge crossing over Leopard Creek that showed the presence of flash flooding near the community of Olmstead. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Olmstead | - | This tornado continued into Pulaski county from Faulkner county causing mainly tree damage. The tornado crossed Cato Rd. north of the Community of Cato, uprooting trees. The tornado lifted near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Fortson Rd. Sporadic wind damage was noted south of this tornado, likely due to rear flank downdraft winds over 60 mph. Also, the Little Rock Air Force Base Observer reported a tornado northwest of the base and their surface observation included three quarter inch hail. |
| February 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | - | A large tree was blown down near Highway 89. The time was estimated and based on radar data. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | - | A trained spotter reported 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | - | An estimated gust of 60 mph was reported at Olmstead. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Olmstead | - | This tornado touched down just south of the Faulkner County near the intersection of Frenchman Mountain and Watson Roads. This portion of the tornado blew down a couple trees and tree limbs. This tornado passed north into far southeast Faulkner County. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Olmstead | - | This tornado continued from far southeast Faulkner County into Pulaski County through the Bridgefield neighborhood where several trees were uprooted or tree limbs snapped off. This tornado continued north across Arkansas Hwy 89 were a small tree was uprooted. As the tornado continue north, more trees were either uprooted or limbs snapped near Sayles Road and Mitchell Road before lifting just north of Mitchel Road. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | - | An amateur radio operator estimated winds at 70 mph. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Olmstead | - | The weather observer at Little Rock Air Force Base observed a funnel cloud. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | - | A 4 1/2 foot diameter tree was down. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Olmstead | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Olmstead | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Warsaw | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Gibson | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Zion Hill | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Gravel Ridge | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cannongate Addition | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rolling Hills | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Barger Addition | 6.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58307. 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.
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.