Olyphant, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Glaize Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72020. It stands on Blue Creek. The Survey maps it on the Olyphant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Newport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Olyphant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Newport quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Olyphant between 1997 and 2017, burning about 2,566 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1999 | Smoking | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Smoking | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2012 | Natural | 119 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BOLDER FIRE |
| 6 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Olyphant: 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collier Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Collier Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Viking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olyphant in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Hail | Olyphant | - | We received a report and picture of measured 3 inch hail in Olyphant, right along the Jackson/Independence county border. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Olyphant | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Olyphant | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Olyphant | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Olyphant | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Grand Glaise | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Coffeeville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Nuckles | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Possum Grape | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Grand Glaise | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Ingleside | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Horseshoe | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bengel | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 53047. 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.






