Olvey, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Olvey Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72601. The Survey maps it on the Everton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Everton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
36 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Olvey between 1997 and 2018, burning about 665 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1997 | Natural | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Olvey: 6 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton Prospect | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Mc Clinton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marguerite Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Maxwell Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Potts Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Boone County 5-0 Quarry & Crushing | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Halliday Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Mcclinton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Starkey Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olvey in 2 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Hail | Olvey | - | This report was received via a social media message. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olvey | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and blew the roof off a barn. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedlo (historical) | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Rally Hill | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Valley Springs | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Harmon | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Crawford | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Pleasant (historical) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Everton | 4.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58308. 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.











