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Rose Hill, Arkansas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71655. It lies near Gaster Hill. The Survey maps it on the Monticello North quadrangle.

Rose Hill within Drew County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

73 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Rose Hill between 2001 and 2020, burning about 343 acres in total. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Debris and open burning21
Arson/incendiarism10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionDRE8464285
28 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Drew County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Rose Hill: 19 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Drew MillSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkClayPast Producer
Burton MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
C & W Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clyde Rogers Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cooper Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Drew County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Drew County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rc McKinsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Drew County

Storms near this place

13 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rose Hill in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 5 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2021Tornado (EF2)Rose Hill$300,000The tornado started just southwest of the intersection of US-425 and state highway 35 off of Kays Lane where some tree limbs were snapped or trees uprooted. Damage to roofs was also noted in this neighborhood. The most significant damage was on the east side of US-425, where multiple construction company trucks were tossed into a field. The tornado continued northeast uprooting additional trees, then lifting near the intersection of Rose Hill Cutoff Road and State Highway 83.
May 2009Tornado (EF1)Rose Hill$50,000A tornado was embedded within a large bow echo (curving line of thunderstorms shaped like a backwards C). The tornado knocked down trees and power lines.
October 2009Flash FloodRose Hill$15,000Arkansas Highway 138 and U.S. Highway 278 had water over them, and several county roads were closed due to flooding.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindRose Hill$10,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 83.
July 2013Flash FloodRose Hill$1,000Streets flooded in several parts of Monticello.
March 2026HailRose Hill-Half-dollar sized hail fell north of the town of Monticello.
June 2021Flash FloodRose Hill-Roads in and near the Rose Hill Community flooded.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindRose Hill-Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Rose Hill Cutoff Rd.
June 2018Flash FloodRose Hill-Houses were flooded.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindRose Hill-Few trees were blown down on Old Highway 13.
June 2017Flash FloodRose Hill-Weather Ready Nation Ambassador reported flash flooding on Rose Hill Cutoff Rd. about 3 miles north of Monticello. Water was over the road and entering homes.
December 2023HailRose Hill-no account filed
December 2022HailRose Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Drew 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
Monticello2.8 miles9
Tennessee3.0 miles9
Rough and Ready (historical)4.1 miles9
Barkada4.7 miles9
College Heights5.3 miles9
Montongo5.3 miles9
Killin5.4 miles14
Allis5.5 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79102. 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.