Reform, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Holland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72122. It stands on Reform Point. The Survey maps it on the Paron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Paron quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
160 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Reform between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,424 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 78 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 | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | BEAR CREEK |
| 30 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | 10 acres | Ouachita National Forest | REFORM |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Reform: 7 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhn Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1987, 1989 | |
| Marler Mine | Aluminum, Silica | Unknown | ||
| Richardson Prospect | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Fairchild #1 Claim | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Hester Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| J.T.Willis | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Lake Sylvia Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Monro Johnson | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Ouachita National Forest | Silica | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reform in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Reform | $850,000 | Elliott Trail and Vance Road were closed due to flooding. Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highway 5 near Bryant. Numerous county roads and bridges suffered damage. About 20 homes were damaged. A few houses were damaged by flooding in Bryant and Shannon Hills. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Reform | $50,000 | A tornado began in the Ouachita National Forest south of Lake Winona. The tornado traveled through the forest, knocking down trees, and moved into Perry County south-southwest of Williams Junction. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Reform | $25,000 | An EF1 tornado took part of the roof off a church and damaged the roofs of several nearby houses. The front of an old motor home was badly damaged by pieces of the church roof flying off. Several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and trees were blown down. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reform | $5,000 | Trees were blown down, blocking a Forest Service Road. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reform | $2,000 | Trees were blown down on the south side of Lake Winona. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reform | $1,000 | A tree was blown down, partially blocking Lake Winona Rd. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Reform | - | This tornado began in a highly wooded and largely inaccessible area south of Lake Winona and continued northeast damaging many trees on the Lake Winona side of the community of Reform. The tornado continued northeast, primarily through wooded areas damaging many trees along its path. It eventually crossed over the Saline County line into Perry County. Within Saline County, there was a large swath of nearly continuous tree damage along the entire path of the tornado consistent with a high end EF-1 tornado, with peak estimated winds of 110 mph. |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Reform | - | The Alum Fork reporting station recorded the wettest November ever. Rainfall of 14.06 inches broke the record of 11.90 inches set in 2000. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Paron | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Electric (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cold Springs (historical) | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Blocher | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bland | 10.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rubicon | 11.5 miles | 15 | |
| Owensville | 12.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73275. 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.







