BlockRound Hill, Arkansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Willow Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72084. The Survey maps it on the Round Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Round Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Round Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 762 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 99 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Round Hill: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Round Hill in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2012: 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2008 | Flash Flood | Round Hill | 1 hurt, $200,000 | Rainfall amounts, estimated at 6 to 9 inches, caused flash flooding along Arkansas Highway 229. Three vehicles drove into the high water. One of the vehicles washed off the highway at Grice Creek, west of Ivan, and became stuck in a hole. Its driver was able to get out safely. The other two vehicles were washed off the highway south of Carthage and became lodged in trees at the edge of the woods. A woman and her granddaughter were in one car, and another woman was in the second car. These three people had to be rescued by a swift-water rescue team. The woman who was driving by herself had to be hospitalized, apparently due to hypothermia and shock. A bridge was washed out on Dallas County 113 in the Eaglette Community, and another bridge was washed out on Dallas County 326 between Willow and Round Hill. Water from Moro Creek flooded U.S. Highway 167 north of Ivan, closing the highway. |
| December 2009 | Flood | Round Hill | $1,500,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred in Dallas County. Arkansas Highway 8 was closed between Princeton and Dalark. Arkansas Highway 48 was closed between Farindale and Carthage, and Arkansas Highway 229 was closed near Carthage. Arkansas Highway 273 was also closed. A bridge was washed out on Dallas County 302 at Wave. Many roads around Sparkman were heavily damaged. Many other county roads had washouts around culverts. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Round Hill | $500,000 | Arkansas Highway 9 was closed west of Princeton, as was Arkansas Highway 48 between Carthage and Tulip. Arkansas Highway 8 was flooded west of Fordyce. Numerous county roads were flooded. Quite a few roads and culverts were washed out. Some roads were also impassable around Willow, Round Hill, and Pine Grove. The worst of the damage was in the western half of the county, according to the county judge. The Fordyce schools were closed on October 30th because of flooded bus routes. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Round Hill | - | Large limbs were down in the area. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Round Hill | - | Flash flooding which began on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Round Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Manning | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Dalark | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Tulip | 8.2 miles | 8 | |
| Wave | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Welchs Shop (historical) | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Nix (historical) | 10.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 11.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58527. 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.