Otto, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cypress Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72173. The Survey maps it on the Vilonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Vilonia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Vilonia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Otto between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,519 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 13 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 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 Otto: 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, Sandstone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl Pit & Plant | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Mrs. Arthur Palmer Farm | Sandstone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Otto in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 4 hail, 4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Otto | $1,000 | This brief tornado moved from northeast to southwest according to radar data, with trees uprooted or limbs snapped along the path. A small shed was destroyed along Faulkner Gap Road. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Otto | - | This tornado moved out of Pulaski County into far southeast Faulkner County. The tornado tracked northeast downing many large limbs over Wilson Hill before continuing northeast into far northwest Lonoke County. Within Faulkner County, the tornado was rated an EF-0 with maximum estimated winds of 80 mph. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otto | - | A tree was blown down on Otto Rd. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otto | - | Trees were blown down on Fortson Road. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Otto | - | A weak tornado entered Faulkner County from Pulaski County about 1 mile south of Otto. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Damage along the tornado consisted some trees blown down or snapped off. The tornado dissipated about 1.7 miles west of Otto. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Otto | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some tree limbs and tore shingles off several buildings. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Otto | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Otto | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otto | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Otto | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Otto | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncans Gap (historical) | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Funston | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Vilonia | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Beryl | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Center Point | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Brockington Corner | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hamlet | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Saltillo | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57146. 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.







