Pulaski, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies near Big Rock Mountain. The Survey maps it on the North Little Rock quadrangle.
On record in Pulaski
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 1 record
Park Hill Historic Districtlisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS North Little Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Pulaski between 1998 and 2018, burning about 92 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 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 Pulaski: 8 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Vermiculite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Calcine Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Construction Products Division | Vermiculite | Producer | ||
| Little Rock Plant | Aluminum, Clay | Unknown | ||
| Rauch Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Big Sandy No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North Little Rock Plant and Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Arch Street Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Big Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Cabot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pulaski in 24 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Lightning | Pulaski | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A 17 year-old male was stuck and killed by lightning while standing under a large pine tree in the 1800 block of South Jackson Street (about 3 miles west-southwest of downtown Little Rock). Males 13 and 14 years old were injured. The lightning strike occurred just as the storm was moving into the area. Lightning detection equipment showed very few cloud-to-ground strikes with this particular storm. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | $600,000 | A concrete-lined drainage ditch along MacArthur Drive caved in. The parking lot outside of a hardware store subsequently caved in and flooding damaged merchandise stacked outside the store. On the other side of the ditch, about a dozen cars were flooded outside a pawn shop and one of the cars floated down the ditch. Condominiums on Scenic Hill were damaged when water flowed down the hill and into the residences. Several other homes were damaged by overflowing drainage ditches. The railroad underpass at Pershing Blvd. and Percy Machin Dr. had several feet of water in it and two cars were submerged in the water. Water entered apartments at Silver City Courts. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $50,000 | Pictures were received of large trees that were blown over on Cedar Hill Rd., one of which was fallen on a house. The house did not appear to be significantly damaged. The time is based on radar data. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Pulaski | $40,000 | Heavy rain caused some street flooding in the area around downtown Little Rock. The rain gauge at the Little Rock airport recorded 0.89 inch of rain between 5:01 and 5:14 PM CDT. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $5,000 | A strong outflow boundary moved through Little Rock. A tree was down on Harrison Street. Trees were blown down on Pecan and Loma Streets. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | - | Numerous roads were flooded in Little Rock. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | A tree was blown down on a house. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | Several trees were blown down onto South Maple Street, South Oak Street, and West Charles Bussey Avenue. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | A large tree was blown down in the neighborhood of Pulaski Heights in the Little Rock metro. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | A large tree fell at the Arkansas Cooperative Extensive in the southwestern side of Little Rock. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | - | Numerous roads flooded near the UALR Campus. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Pulaski | - | Quarter inch hail was observed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | A report was received of trees down near the intersection of Cantrell Rd. and Cedar Hill Rd. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | Numerous trees and power lines were down. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | - | Several high water rescues were performed across Little Rock due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | A large tree was blown down on a home on the west side of Little Rock. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on Fair Park Blvd and South 18th Street. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | A large tree was blown down in the Hillcrest area. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Pulaski | - | The hail fell on Asher Ave. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | - | University Ave. was flooded underneath Interstate 630. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Pulaski | - | The intersection of Rebsamen Park Road and Cedar Hill Road was flooded and impassable. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | Large trees were down on both sides of the road on Cantrell Hill. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pulaski | - | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Hail | Pulaski | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Heights | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| North Oaks | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Little Rock | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Oak Forest | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Cammack Village | 2.2 miles | 21 | |
| Levy | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| North Little Rock | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Arrowhead Manor | 2.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58443. 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.













