Parnell, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Goodrum Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72023. It lies near Smith Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cabot quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1941 USGS Cabot quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Cabot quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Cabot quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cabot quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Parnell between 2004 and 2015, burning about 76 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | LON1889456 |
| 23 December 2005 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 January 2015 | Smoking | 16 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 Parnell: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot Quarry & Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parnell in 14 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Lightning | Parnell | $150,000 | Lightning struck a house on Poppy Lane. The resulting fire destroyed the two-story house. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parnell | $60,000 | Numerous trees were blown down, and a couple of houses were damaged by the falling trees. A billboard was blown down. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Parnell | $55,000 | Portions of Mt. Carmel Road were flooded. Two houses were flooded. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parnell | $40,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. One tree fell into a house. Shingles were blown off a roof. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Parnell | $15,000 | Water was across Arkansas Highway 89 on the east side of Cabot. The water was approaching houses. Water was also reported over Campground Road on the east side of Cabot. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Parnell | - | A large portion of the road was impassable from being completely washed out by high water. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Parnell | - | Lime-sized (2 inch hail) fell near the vicinity of Hidden Oaks as the hailstone was measured via tape measure and several angles were provided per multiple pictures. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Parnell | - | Half dollar-sized hail fell in the neighborhood of the Hoover Addition, report via mPING. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Parnell | - | Highway 321 and Highway 89 were flooded. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Parnell | - | Quarter size hail fell on the south side of Cabot on Arkansas Highway 89. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Parnell | - | A weak tornado touched down over northwest Lonoke County. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Damage along the tornado consisted of minor roof damage to several residences and some trees blown down. The tornado exited Lonoke County into Pulaski County about 4 miles west of Parnell. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Parnell | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Parnell | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Parnell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Estates | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Welders Wood | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Waymack Addition | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Kingwood Addition | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Windwood Circle | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Country Lane | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Southwood Addition | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bailey Estates | 1.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61268. 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.











