Omaha, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Omaha Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72662. It lies near Pinrod Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Omaha quadrangle. 128 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,345 feet above sea level.
On record in Omaha
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 1 record
Cricket and Crest Tunnels Historic Districtlisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1904 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 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 Omaha quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Omaha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 764 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 64 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | BOO19078654 |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Omaha: 2 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffield Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carrier Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Josie B. Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
42 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Omaha in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 27 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Omaha | $4,000,000 | Some of the campsites around Bull Shoals Lake were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Omaha | $500,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Omaha | $75,000 | Streets flooded in Harrison and low-water crossings were flooded in Boone County. The Harrison airport measured 1.41 inches of rain between 2:59 PM and 3:11 PM CDT. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $15,000 | A roof was blown off of a mobile home. Several trees were down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $15,000 | A large oak tree was down. Telephone poles and power lines were down. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down on Old Highway 65. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Several large tree limbs fell in the community of Omaha. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Omaha | - | This report was on Hwy. 65 south of Omaha. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | A large tree was down on power lines. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Some large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees at the Tucker Hollow Park. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Omaha | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Omaha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Crest | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| New Hope | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Burlington | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Self | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bellville | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lowry | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Shaver (historical) | 7.7 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Omaha | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2233593 | 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 58309. 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.









