BlockPrincedale, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Smith Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72373. It stands on Bee Tree Slough. The Survey maps it on the Princedale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1940 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1966 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Princedale quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Princedale between 1999 and 2015, burning about 76 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 56 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 February 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 December 2015 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Princedale: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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.
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Princedale in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Princedale | $25,000 | A tornado touched down along Highway 64 west of Parkin and moved northeast. A roof was ripped off a mobile home near Barnes Lake. Trees and power lines were knocked down along the path. Several farm water rig pivots were blown over. The path was non-continuous and ended just south of Twist. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princedale | - | Mesonet station UP525 located 5.9 miles west of Parkin, AR reported a 64 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princedale | - | The public measured a 58 mph gust near Highway 64 and County Road 401 west of Parkin. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Front | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Belknap (historical) | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| McDonald | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Flag Lake Crossing | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Place | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Francis (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Levesque | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Merck (historical) | 3.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58431. 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.