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Rocky Mound, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in De Roan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71801. It stands on Rocky Mound Hill. The Survey maps it on the Hope quadrangle.

Rocky Mound within Hempstead County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

66 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Mound between 1997 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 16 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Arson/incendiarism16
Debris and open burning14
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking2
Natural2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use17 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2003Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hempstead County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Mound: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hempstead CountySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hope PitClayProducer
Lavender PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hempstead County

Storms near this place

10 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rocky Mound in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2014Thunderstorm WindRocky Mound$125,000Six homes were damaged with multiple trees downed in Perrytown. Additional trees were downed across the entire county.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindRocky Mound$25,000A downburst occurred northeast of where the tornado track ended along cr 53. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted blocking the road. A small pen was damaged east of cr 53. All of the trees in this area were pointing outward away from where the downburst occurred approximately 200 yards west of cr 53. Maximum winds are estimated at 95-105 mph.
January 2025Thunderstorm WindRocky Mound-Multiple trees downed south of U.S. Highway 67 in Perrytown.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindRocky Mound-A tree was downed along Highway 73 West in Hope.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindRocky Mound-Trees were blown down a couple miles northeast of Hope.
February 2018Flash FloodRocky Mound-High water over County Road 243.
May 2017Flash FloodRocky Mound-State Highway 73 in and east of town was closed due to flash flooding.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindRocky Mound-Powerlines were downed east of Hope, Arkansas along Hwy. 32.
April 2011Flash FloodRocky Mound-County Road 246 was washed out near Perrytown.
May 2011HailRocky Mound-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hempstead County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Perrytown1.9 miles15
Eastridge Addition2.0 miles15
Hills of Hope2.1 miles15
Holcomb Addition2.2 miles15
Gunter Addition2.4 miles15
Green Acres2.5 miles15
Centerville2.7 miles15
Hempstead Heights2.8 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58511. 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.