Rosboro, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71921. The Survey maps it on the Glenwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
98 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Rosboro between 1998 and 2019, burning about 552 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 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 Rosboro: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosboro in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 | Tornado (EF1) | Rosboro | $25,000 | The tornado blew down trees. The tornado exited Pike County north-northeast of Rosboro and moved into Clark County north-northwest of Amity. |
| December 2009 | Heavy Rain | Rosboro | $25,000 | Heavy rain caused a tree to fall on an electric transmission line between Glenwood and Amity. Power was knocked out to 8,000 customers. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Rosboro | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. The tornado exited Pike County 1.5 miles northeast of Rosboro and entered Clark County 2.3 miles northwest of Amity. This is the first segment of a four-segment tornado. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosboro | - | Trees and powerlines were damaged near Baker and Bethel Roads near the community of Rosboro. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek (historical) | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Caney Valley | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Glenwood | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Salem | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Dunlap (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Nutts | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Zebulon (historical) | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Kirby | 7.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73377. 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.









