Pike City, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pike City Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71958. The Survey maps it on the Delight quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 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
- 1970 USGS Delight quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Murfreesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Pike City between 1997 and 2020, burning about 438 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 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 | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Pike City: 11 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | Mercury | Occurrence | Mercury | |
| Pike City Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Superior Mining Co. | Mercury | Past Producer | 1942 | |
| Unnamed | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Wall Rock Shaft | Mercury | Past Producer | Cinnabar | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pike City in 6 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 3 hail, 3 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pike City | - | Numerous trees were blown down northwest of Pike City. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Pike City | - | A Pike County deputy reported dime sized hail at Tower Mtn. between Kirby and Murfreesboro. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pike City | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Pike City | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pike City | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Pike City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arp (historical) | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Home (historical) | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rabell (historical) | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Brocktown (historical) | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Stanley (historical) | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Hopewell (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Wright (historical) | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Stelltown | 4.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 53370. 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.







