Overcup, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72110. It stands on Cooks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Morrilton East quadrangle.
On record in Overcup
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Bold Pilgrim Cemeterylisted 2018 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Morrilton East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Morrilton East quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
71 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Overcup between 1997 and 2020, burning about 737 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 8 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2004 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1999 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 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 Overcup: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Overcup in 13 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 lightning. 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 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Overcup | $50,000 | The tornado touched down on the east side of Arkansas State Hwy 9 at Overcup (Conway County). Damage mainly consisted of snapped and blown down trees. There was also minor damage to outbuildings and chicken houses. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Overcup | $30,000 | A home was struck by lightning on Lonoke Road. |
| April 2010 | Lightning | Overcup | $10,000 | Lightning struck a storage building, setting it on fire. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overcup | $5,000 | Trees were blown down along Arkansas 9. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Overcup | - | Nickel sized hail fell near Morrilton. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overcup | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overcup | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. |
| April 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Overcup | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Overcup | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Overcup | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Overcup | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Overcup | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Overcup | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solgohachia | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hickory Hill | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Wesley Chapel | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Hill Creek | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Cypress Valley | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Meadows | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Plumerville | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Saint Vincent | 5.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58312. 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.










