Ott, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Vidette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72538. The Survey maps it on the Gepp quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 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
- 1966 USGS Gepp quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
47 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Ott between 1993 and 2020, burning about 970 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Smoking | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Ott: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G and G Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Verbick Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Arnett Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| C&G Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| Glazier Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Summers Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ott in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 4 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Ott | $2,000,000 | Arkansas Highway 395 north of Salem was closed due to high water. On Arkansas Highway 223 south of Viola, a 22-foot bridge collapsed due to flooding. Two people were rescued at Sadler Falls due to flooding. The South Fork River overflowed its banks in Salem and flooded a construction site for a new baseball complex. Water flooded 120 homes in the county. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Ott | $130,000 | Numerous county roads were damaged by flooding. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Ott | $50,000 | Flooding occurred on county roads in the western half of the county. One residence was surrounded by water west of Arkansas Highway 223. Water entered the Viola City Hall. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Ott | $10,000 | Water was over some roads in Fulton County and several low water crossings were flooded. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Ott | - | Flash flooding that developed on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Line | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pickren Hall | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Vidette | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Gepp | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Argosy (historical) | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Viola | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ruth | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Flint Springs | 10.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57145. 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.










