Provo, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Red Colony Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71846. The Survey maps it on the Dierks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dierks quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Provo between 1999 and 2020, burning about 586 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 37 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Provo: 6 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Strontium, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dequeen Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Beane Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Richards Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Section 16 Barite Deposit | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Provo in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Provo | - | A tree was downed in the westbound lane of Highway 70 north of Lockesburg. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Provo | - | Quarter size hail reported east of De Queen by a trained spotter via spotternetwork.org. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Provo | - | Several trees were blown down in the Provo community. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Provo | - | A downed tree was resported on Wayland Road in the community of Provo. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Provo | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lockesburg | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Red Wing | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Geneva | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bellville | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Milford | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Red Hill (historical) | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Milrose | 9.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78110. 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.







