BlockRichmond, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in District 5. It lies in ZIP code area 71822. The Survey maps it on the Ashdown West 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.
- 1950 USGS Ashdown West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Ashdown West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Richmond between 1997 and 2019, burning about 474 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 68 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Richmond: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond in 10 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. |
| April 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Richmond | $5,000 | A brief EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 90 mph touched down near Little River 21 and the intersection of Little River 15 and Little River 713, where an area of concentrated convergent tree damage occurred in the midst of much wider straight line wind damage throughout the southern portion of Little River County. Damage to structures in the tornado path was very minimal. It is possible that the tornado path extends farther than what the storm survey indicated, but the actual survey length was limited by road access. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Widespread trees were downed throughout much of Little River County. |
| January 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | A tree was blown down blocking County Road 303 near Highway 32 west of Ashdown. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Large limbs were downed southwest of Ashdown, Arkansas. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | Trees were downed on CR. 21 and CR. 17 in the Richmond community. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Richmond | - | Thunderstorm winds partially destroyed a barn. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Prairie | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Comet | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wades Chapel | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Ashdown | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Arden | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rankin (historical) | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hicks | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wilton | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58487. 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.