BlockRoss Van Ness, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 71640. The Survey maps it on the Eudora South quadrangle. It stands 118 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1936 USGS Eudora quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Eudora quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Eudora South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ross Van Ness between 2003 and 2010, burning about 381 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 136 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CARROLL HILL |
| 7 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ross Van Ness in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ross Van Ness | $300,000 | Trees were blown down across the Eudora area, which included on Highway 8 between Pickle Shed Road and Marigold Road, on South Mabry Street, and across Peebles Street. A tree and power lines were blown down along Highway 65 in Eudora. Twenty one homes received minor damage. Three vehicles had trees on them. A bass boat had sunk and a pontoon boat was turned over. Numerous trees and power lines were down along Grand Lake Road between Eudora and Grand Lake. |
| April 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Ross Van Ness | $30,000 | A brief EF0 tornado developed on the evening of April 7th near the Boeuf River near Lafouche Lake Road. The tornado moved northeast doing intermittent minor tree damage until near Stephenson Lane and Ball Road where several trees were damaged and a few were uprooted. A flag pole near the fire station was bent over in this area as well. The tornado continued northeast at EF-0 intensity before dissipating in a forested area west of Hanna Road. The max wind speed was 85 mph. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ross Van Ness | $15,000 | Several trees were uprooted around Eudora. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Ross Van Ness | $15,000 | Quarter to golf ball sized hail lasted for 10 minutes just west of Eudora. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ross Van Ness | $10,000 | Trees were blown down across roads and some brought down power lines. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ross Van Ness | $5,000 | The awning of a church was damaged. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Ross Van Ness | - | The hail was up to 6 inches deep. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Ross Van Ness | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellford | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hanna | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Eudora | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Empire | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Indian | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gum Corner | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Albritton (historical) | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Boeuf | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Ross Van Ness | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17109149 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61776. 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.
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.