Oxley, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Oxley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72645. It lies near Avery Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Oxley quadrangle.
On record in Oxley
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
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Oxley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
96 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Oxley between 1998 and 2020, burning about 5,091 acres in total. None started naturally. 49 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oxley: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oxley in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Oxley | $30,000 | This tornado started in the southeast corner of Searcy county. The tornado uprooted several trees along its path, along with ripping roof panels off of a barn, and damaging others. It tracked northeast for 0.8 miles in Searcy county. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxley | $20,000 | Widespread tree damage was reported in the area as well as damage to a few barns. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Oxley | - | A report via mPING of dime-sized hail fell in Oxley. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Oxley | - | Heavy rain continued into June on the White River at Georgetown. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Oxley | - | Heavy rain from April caused flooding that continued into May on the White River at Georgetown. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxley | - | A large tree was blown down in front of a residence. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Oxley | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Oxley | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Hail | Oxley | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oxley | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Oxley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Elberta | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Thola | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rumley | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Begley (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Noahs | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Leslie | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Shilo (historical) | 5.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58314. 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.









