Saltillo, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Palarm Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72032. It stands on Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hamlet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Hamlet quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
91 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Saltillo between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,594 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 18 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 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 Saltillo: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saltillo in 12 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 5 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Lightning | Saltillo | $50,000 | A tree and a power line fell on a house due to lightning. The house suffered a partial collapse. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saltillo | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Saltillo | - | Nickel sized hail fell in the town of Satillo, AR. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Saltillo | - | Quarter sized hail fell on Molly Dr. near Conway. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Saltillo | - | Flash flooding was reported on Otto Rd. in Vilonia. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saltillo | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saltillo | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Saltillo | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F3) | Saltillo | - | A strong tornado touched down in the southern part of Faulkner County, about 3 miles southwest of Saltillo. The tornado caused quite a bit of tree and power pole damage. Several homes and other buildings sustained some damage The tornado tracked to the northeast into Lonoke County. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Saltillo | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Saltillo | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Saltillo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Lake Estates | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Chadwick (historical) | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hamlet | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Caney | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Brockington Corner | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Sunny Gap (historical) | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gold Creek | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Preston | 5.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78288. 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.








