BlockProctor, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bob Ward Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72376. It stands on Warehouse Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Edmondson quadrangle. It stands 210 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Edmondson quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Edmondson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Edmondson SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Edmondson quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Proctor in 4 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Proctor | 3 hurt, $125,000 | Straight line winds blew a metal roof off a building in Proctor. Over much of Edmondson, straight line winds were estimated between 50 and 70 mph with isolated speeds of 80 to 100 mph. This resulted in the destruction to several mobile homes and significant damage to other homes and buildings. |
| November 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Proctor | $500,000 | An F1 tornado touched down near Proctor and travelled on the ground for 3 miles before lifting. A mobile home was destroyed and its roof was blown onto the highway. Several other homes and buildings in the area sustained mostly minor roof damage. Several large utility poles were snapped in half about 6 to 10 feet above the ground. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Proctor | $10 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Proctor | - | Quarter-sized hail reported in Proctor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Neuhardt | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Edmondson | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Kate | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Patoka | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Topaz | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Anthony Subdivision | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Anthonyville | 4.2 miles | 11 |
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 Q136417044 | 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 58435. 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.
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.