BlockPlainview, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Keaton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72026. The Survey maps it on the De Witt NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS De Witt NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Plainview between 2000 and 2019, burning about 129 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge | COOKS ROAD |
| 13 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge | PINE BARK WILDFIRE |
| 4 November 2003 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 November 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 October 2000 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plainview in 2 storm reports between 2022 and 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plainview | $100,000 | This powerful microburst destroyed a large, well-built metal storage building. The buildiing was anchored at 10 points with concrete around each post, and it appears initial damage on one side of the building caused the interior of the building to become exposed to the wind. The structural soundness of the building allowed wind energy to build up inside until the entire structure was violently lifted from the ground. Aside from minor shingle damage to a nearby roof, surrounding structures were undamaged. Debris from the metal building was carried approximately 700 yards downstream with evidence of ground scarring, indicating winds were strong enough to cause heavy debris to tumble. There was a narrow damage swath on the order of 150 yards in width. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Plainview | - | Flash flooding near Immanuel via mPing. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrue | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Casscoe | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Preston Ferry | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Adams | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lookout | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Immanuel | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Crocketts Bluff | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Sassafras (historical) | 7.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62280. 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.
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.