BlockRavanna, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Sulphur Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71834. The Survey maps it on the Ravanna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1910 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Ravanna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
284 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Ravanna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,292 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 123 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 | 123 |
| Debris and open burning | 83 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CASS 21:36 |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MIL15019195 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ravanna in 12 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 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 2009 | Tornado (EF3) | Ravanna | $1,000,000 | This tornado initially touched down in southwestern Miller County, Arkansas along CR 80...snapping several pine trees about 2 miles south of Ravana. The tornado then moved toward the intersection of CR 31 and CR 32. Here, at its widest and strongest, the tornado uprooted and snapped numerous pine and oak trees, some 2 to 3 feet in diameter. The storm completely destroyed an outbuilding and mobile home, placing roofing material in a tree approximately a half mile away. Mostly EF1 damage was noted elsewhere as the tornado continued moving east-northeast across southern Miller County. Numerous pine and oak trees were either snapped or uprooted, with pieces of roofing material ripped from well-constructed homes. The tornado passed near the intersection of US-71 and AR-549, near the community of Doddridge, before lifting approximately 2.5 miles north-northeast of Kiblah AR. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravanna | $10,000 | A large oak tree was uprooted and fell on a home on CR. 1 near the community of Ravanna, Arkansas. No injuries were reported. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravanna | $10,000 | Toppled trees and wind damaged three homes. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravanna | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| December 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Ravanna | $100 | This tornado was a continuation of the tornado that first touched down in Cass County, Texas. Tornado damage consisted of numerous trees downed with minor roof damage to one house. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Ravanna | - | Hail ranging from quarter to half dollar size hail reported in the Ravanna community. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Ravanna | - | A picture of half dollar size hail that fell in the Ravanna community was posted to social media. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Ravanna | - | County Road 3 northeast of the Ravanna, Arkansas community was flooded and closed. |
| January 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Ravanna | - | HP supercell moved northeast along a northeast-southwest orientated cold front. This supercell was in a transition into a squall line with a line-echo wave pattern on doppler radar. A family of 6 weak tornadoes were produced across 2 states and 5 counties with this system. Damage consisted of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. The damage path was in a wooded region away from any population with few structures present. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Ravanna | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Ravanna | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Ravanna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammons | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Era (historical) | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brightstar | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Capps City | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Doddridge | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Kiblah | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Black Diamond | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Smithville | 9.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 53912. 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.
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.