Poping, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Wallace Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. The Survey maps it on the Cecil quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Cecil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Cecil quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
92 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Poping between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,232 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 21 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2001 | 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
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Poping: 19 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman Rock Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arnold Stone Co | Stone | Past Producer | Thin-bedded sandstone | |
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poping in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Poping | $35,000 | This tornado developed along the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms, south of Highway 96. It moved east-northeast, damaging the roof of a home, destroying several outbuildings, snapping or uprooting numerous trees, and blowing down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Poping | - | Portions of Highway 96 were reported flooded west of Oak Bend Road. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poping | - | Oak Bend Road at Highway 96 was blocked by large trees that had blown down by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poping | - | A few trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Webb City | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Meg | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| South Ozark | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ozark | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Sub Rosa (historical) | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Etna | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Toney | 5.9 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122543532 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57161. 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.










