Prim, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Township 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72044. It lies near Round Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Prim quadrangle. It stands 1,214 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Prim quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Prim quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
46 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Prim between 1999 and 2019, burning about 726 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prim in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 2011 | Flood | Prim | $2,000,000 | Some of the campsites around Greers Ferry Lake were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Prim | $1,000,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | $250,000 | A chicken house was destroyed. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Prim | $250,000 | Heavy rain caused considerable damage to county roads and bridges. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | Several trees were down across northern parts of Cleburne County. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | A tree was blown down near Prim. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Prim | - | Arkansas Highway 263 was impassible due to flash flooding. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | A few small trees were downed. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Prim | - | A weak tornado was spawned in northwestern Cleburne County roughly 3 miles east-southeast of Prim. The tornado tracked to the northeast, and heavily damaged a barn. Part of the roof of a chicken house was partially removed, with trees downed as well. The tornado dissipated 3.1 miles east of Prim. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Prim | - | Hail up to one inch in diameter damaged a vehicle. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged several buildings. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Prim | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Prim | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prim | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prim | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett (historical) | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Woodrow | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Brewer | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sunny Slope | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sandiff | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Brownsville | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Edgemont | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fivemile | 8.0 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Prim | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7242999 | 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 53799. 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.









