Pine Grove, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Owen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71763. The Survey maps it on the Sparkman quadrangle.
On record in Pine Grove
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 2 records
Brazeale Homesteadlisted 1983
Ed Knight Houselisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Sparkman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
65 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Pine Grove between 1997 and 2019, burning about 566 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 90 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Pine Grove: 6 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| St. Francis Material Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Grove in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Pine Grove | - | The Pine Grove Tornado occurred in tandem with the Sparkman-New Hope Tornado, within the same parent supercell, and formed near Dallas County Road 27 and AR Highway 128, just south of Pine Grove. The tornado severely damaged the awning of a carport that was attached to a manufactured home near its starting point, and caused primarily tree damage in the immediate vicinity. The tornado kept moving northwestward, parallel to to AR Highway 128, and crossed Dallas County Road 254, then AR Highway 128, and continued to parallel the AR Highway 128, causing mainly tree damage in its path. The tornado then dissipated just north of New Hope, near the intersection of Dallas County Roads 224 and 231. This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, consistent of an EF-1 rating. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Pine Grove | - | This tornado occurred within the same parent supercell as the Pine Grove Tornado, and began near Dallas County Road 267 and AR Highway 207, just a few miles south of New Hope. The tornado moved primarily northward, following Dallas County Road 267, causing only tree damage in its path. The tornado then dissipated just west of New Hope, near AR Highway 128. This tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 mph, consistent with an EF-1 rating. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Pine Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Pine Grove | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Pine Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ouachita | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Oakhurst (historical) | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Heine (historical) | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sparkman | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Holly Springs | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Nix (historical) | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Jacinto | 7.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78009. 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.







