Piercetown, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1992. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72640. It lies near Jim Brown Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mount Judea quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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.
- 1933 USGS Mt Judea quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Mt Judea quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mt Judea NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Mt Judea quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Piercetown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,200 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 41 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 June 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Buffalo National River | CARVER GUARDRAIL |
| 19 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Piercetown: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bierbaum | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bonanza Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Little Buffalo River | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Tom Hill Property | Zinc | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piercetown in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2014: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piercetown | $5,000 | Trees were blown down, blocking Arkansas 123. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piercetown | $2,000 | Several trees were reported down in Piercetown. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piercetown | - | A tree was down on a power line on Arkansas Highway 74. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Piercetown | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Piercetown | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piercetown | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Piercetown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Carver | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Judea | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hasty | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Flatwoods | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Flat | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Red Rock | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wells Creek (historical) | 5.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 77995. 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.









