Red Oak, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lake Hamilton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71913. It stands on White Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hot Springs South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hot Springs South quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Red Oak between 1997 and 2020, burning about 324 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Red Oak: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Niobium (Columbium), Barium-Barite, Clay. 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 Power and Light Company Property | Fluorine-Fluorite, Pyrite | Past Producer | ||
| Chamberlain Creek | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| No Name | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Potash Sulfur Springs | Niobium (Columbium) | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Oak in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Oak | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Red Oak | $1,000 | Lightning started a brush fire. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Oak | - | Large tree limbs were blown down and onto powerlines near Red Oak. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Red Oak | - | Tennis ball sized hail fell at Red Oak. |
| December 2012 | Hail | Red Oak | - | Nickel size hail fell at Carpenter Dam. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Red Oak | - | Winds were estimated at 50 to 60 mph on Arkansas Highway 290. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Red Oak | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hamilton | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lake Catherine | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Lake (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Potash Sulphur Springs (historical) | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Price | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Euclid Heights | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hot Springs | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Rockwell | 6.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57166. 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.





