Piney Grove, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Wolf Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71940. The Survey maps it on the Piney Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon 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
- 1970 USGS Piney Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
41 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Piney Grove between 1999 and 2019, burning about 273 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 7 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Piney Grove: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Prescott Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piney Grove in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2025: 3 flash flood. 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Piney Grove | - | Buffalo Creek became flooded and covered AR-Highway 301 making it impassable. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Piney Grove | - | High water was over roadways. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Piney Grove | - | Water was flowing over State Highway 29 at Buffalo Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pisgah | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Delight | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Antoine | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Billstown | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Stelltown | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hopewell (historical) | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Brocktown (historical) | 10.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58386. 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.







