Princeton, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Princeton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71725. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Princeton East quadrangle. 13 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 276 feet above sea level.
On record in Princeton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Princeton Cemeterylisted 1984- Culbertson Kilnlisted 1975
- George W. Mallett Houselisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1903 USGS Camden 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
- 1973 USGS Princeton East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Camden quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
55 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Princeton between 1997 and 2020, burning about 542 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 10 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 | 15 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DAL22268692 |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 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 Princeton: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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.
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Princeton in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 hail, 2 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down east of Manning on Arkansas Highway 8. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | $1,000 | A tree was down on Dallas County Road 103 at Jones Rogers Road. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Princeton | - | Arkansas Highway 9 near Princeton was closed due to high water over the roadway. Several rural roads also water covered near the community of Willow just north of Princeton. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | An NWS storm survey indicated damage in and near Princeton was the result of straight-line winds. Winds were estimated to be 80 to 90 mph. This damage consisted mainly of trees uprooted or snapped. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | Several trees were blown down along Highway 8 near Princeton. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Princeton | - | Parts of Highways 8 and 9 were closed due to flooding in the Princeton area. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Princeton | - | A weak tornado was spawned in areas around Princeton in Dallas County. The tornado knocked tops out of trees and downed several trees. A large pine tree fell into a storeroom at a local store. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked over several trees at Princeton. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Princeton | - | A weak tornado touched down very briefly to the northeast of Princeton. The only damage noted along the path of the tornado were a few trees pushed over in a heavily wooded area. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Princeton | - | A strong tornado touched down over northern Dallas County about 3.5 miles southwest of Princeton. The tornado tracked to the northeast, downing numerous trees and damaging the roofs of several homes. The tornado moved across the northern part of Farindale, where several more homes were damaged. The tornado continued moving northeast into southern Grant County. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Princeton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruse (historical) | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Welchs Shop (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Wave | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Jacinto | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Nix (historical) | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Eagletie | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bunn | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Tulip | 7.1 miles | 8 |
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 Princeton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7244920 | 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 58432. 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.








