Peytonville, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 71822. The Survey maps it on the Ashdown East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1950 USGS Ashdown East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ashdown East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Peytonville between 1997 and 2019, burning about 439 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 9 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2004 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 49 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Peytonville: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. 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
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peytonville in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 2 tornado, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Peytonville | $25,000 | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Little River County Arkansas and concluded that the bulk of the storm damage was the result of a downburst and straight line winds. Howeverfurther investigation of the damage area southeast of Ashdown indicate damage from an EF1 tornado. The tornado touched down at around 8:10 AM, on the southeast side of Ashdown along Hwy 32. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees along CR 700 where a metal building with steel beam frame was completely destroyed. Tornado evidence is more conclusive east of this area where trees were uprooted and snapped along a convergent path. The tornado continued east south of hwy 32 snapping more trees and collapsing a carport. The tornado crossed CR 35 snapping a few trees before lifting. Maximum winds are estimated at 95-105 mph. |
| February 2020 | Hail | Peytonville | - | Two inch diameter hail fell and covered the ground on Jacks Isle Road at Millwood Lake. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonville | - | Powerlines were downed on Jacks Isle Road and Hwy. 32 near Millwood Lake. northeast of Ashdown, Arkansas. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peytonville | - | Two trees were blown down on County Road 35. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Peytonville | - | Golfball sized hail was reported in the community of Fomby. |
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Peytonville | - | Several trees were snapped and uprooted near Hwy 32 east of Ashdown in an open field. More trees were uprooted along Hwy 32 in the forest north of HWY 32 and finally near Jacks Isle Road at the end of the track. Maximum winds are estimated at 60-65 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Isle | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hicks | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ashdown | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Long | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Yarborough Landing | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Fomby | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rankin (historical) | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wilton | 5.0 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122548929 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77983. 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.





