BlockRushing, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72153. It lies near Goodson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Shirley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Shirley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Shirley quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
33 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Rushing between 1999 and 2017, burning about 620 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 March 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rushing in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death and 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF4) | Rushing | 1 killed, 7 hurt, $29,000,000 | The tornado moved from Van Buren County, north of Shirley, into Stone County, south-southwest of Rushing. According to a Red Cross survey, 24 houses were destroyed, 11 suffered major damage, 11 had minor damage, and 21 others were affected. Mobile home damage included 14 destroyed, 4 with major damage, 4 with minor damage, and 6 others affected. Major damage to businesses occurred near the intersection of Arkansas Highways 5 and 14 on the southeast side of Mountain View. A car dealership was destroyed and some of the cars on the sales lot were thrown across the highway. One car was lofted over a building across the highway and then thrown down into a ravine. Nearby, a utility pole was pulled up by the tornado, and then a large part of the pole was jammed back into the ground with all the wires still attached. The Stone County Medical Center suffered substantial damage, and a number of doctors' offices nearby were destroyed. Other businesses destroyed included a body shop, a paint shop, and a car parts store. A fire station had major damage. A major electrical transmission line outside of Mountain View was destroyed. It was nearly a week before the line could be rebuilt and power restored. One person was killed in a house just east of the Highway 5/14 intersection. The tornado continued into Izard County, in the area just northwest of Guion. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Rushing | $200,000 | An EF1 tornado blew down several hay barns and some unused chicken houses. Numerous trees and some power lines were also blown down. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushing | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several roofs and downed several trees. |
| March 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Rushing | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushing | - | A few small trees downed. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Rushing | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Rushing | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rushing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lydalisk | 3.7 miles | 17 | |
| Fox | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Parma | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pekin (historical) | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Arlberg | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Mozart | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Old Lexington | 7.8 miles | 16 |
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 Rushing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28153547 | 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 58560. 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.