Rodney, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 11. It lies in ZIP code area 72519. The Survey maps it on the Norfork Dam South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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 Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Norfork Dam South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
156 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Rodney between 1997 and 2020, burning about 5,457 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 56 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rodney: 2 unknowns. 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.
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rodney in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodney | $5,000 | Several large tree limbs were snapped off and an unanchored boat sustained some minor damage. |
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Rodney | - | The COOP observer reported 2.72 inches of rain. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Rodney | - | Hail accumulated and covered the ground completely. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodney | - | Multiple tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Rodney | - | Quarter sized hail at Jordan Marina was covering the ground with numerous golf ball sized hail stones observed as well. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Rodney | - | Nickel sized hail occurred at Jordan Marina. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Rodney | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covey (historical) | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Jordan | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hand (historical) | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Woods Point Landing | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Timber Lake Manor | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Spencer (historical) | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Hopewell | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Wake (historical) | 5.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73367. 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.










