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Scotland, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Craig Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72141. It stands on Joneed Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scotland quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.

Scotland within Van Buren County

On record in Scotland

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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

76 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Scotland between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,441 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Debris and open burning23
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural1
Smoking1

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
5 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1998Arson/incendiarism17 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Debris and open burning6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Van Buren County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Scotland: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Van Buren County

Storms near this place

33 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scotland in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 16 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 4 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 1997Tornado (F2)Scotland$100,000no account filed
August 2018Flash FloodScotland-Widespread flash flooding occurred across the area, with areas of Arkansas Hwy 95 flooded.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindScotland-Trees were likely blown down.
May 2015Flash FloodScotland-Swift water rescues were completed to rescue 6 people from flash flooding along the South Fork of the Little Red River between Scotland and Walnut Grove in Van Buren County.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindScotland-A tree was down in Scotland.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindScotland-Trees were downed along Highway 336 and a roof was torn off of a deck.
April 2004Tornado (F0)Scotland-The storm that produced a weak tornado in northern Conway County spawned yet another weak tornado in southern Van Buren County almost 2 miles east of Scotland. This latest tornado caused minor tree damage before dissipating.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindScotland-Trees were blown down at Scotland.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindScotland-Several large trees were blown down.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindScotland-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindScotland-THUNDERSTORM WINDS KNOCKED DOWN SOME LARGE TREE LIMBS.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindScotland-Several buildings in Scotland were damaged by thunderstorm winds. Much of the damage consisted of roof damage.
July 1995HailScotland-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindScotland-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindScotland-Several trees were blown down.
April 2014HailScotland-no account filed
December 2003HailScotland-no account filed
November 2003HailScotland-no account filed
March 2000HailScotland-no account filed
January 1999HailScotland-no account filed
March 1999Tornado (F3)Scotland-no account filed
March 1999Tornado (F1)Scotland-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindScotland-no account filed
March 1999HailScotland-no account filed
July 1998HailScotland-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindScotland-no account filed
September 1998HailScotland-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindScotland-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindScotland-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindScotland-no account filed
April 1995HailScotland-no account filed
April 1993HailScotland-no account filed
April 1993Thunderstorm WindScotland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Van Buren 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
Pine Mountain (historical)1.1 miles15
Edge (historical)2.2 miles16
Racket Ridge (historical)2.2 miles16
Pleasant Grove2.4 miles16
Gladys (historical)2.8 miles15
Butter Creek (historical)3.1 miles15
Gravel Hill3.5 miles16
Gridley (historical)3.7 miles16

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 ScotlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7435616The 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 58594. 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.