Scott, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It lies in ZIP code area 72142. The Survey maps it on the Scott quadrangle.
On record in Scott
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 3 records
Ashley-Alexander Houselisted 1976
Dortch Plantationlisted 1975- Dortch Plantation (Boundary Increase)listed 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Scott quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Scott quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Scott quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Scott between 1997 and 2018, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 July 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 62 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 January 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | PUL3131498 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scott in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Scott | $75,000 | A tornado developed near the northwest side of Bearskin Lake. A large metal building had its doors blown in and one side of the structure was blown out. Shingles were blown off several houses. One shed was destroyed and the roof was blown off another. A number of trees were blown down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | Some large trees were blown down along Hwy. 161 near Scott. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | An awning was removed from a building and an irrigation pivot was overturned. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Scott | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southwestern Lonoke County about 4 miles southeast of Scott. The tornado overturned a recreational vehicle and damaged roofs on several homes. A few fences were blown down, and some trees were uprooted. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | Thunderstorm winds, estimated at around 100 mph, caused damage to an irrigation system. Several sections of a center pivot were blown over and some wooden pallets were tossed into an open field. |
| March 1999 | Hail | Scott | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scott | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Scott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkers Corner | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Country Club | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hamiter | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Toltec | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bevis Corner | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Willow Belle | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Wabbel | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Kerr | 6.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 54634. 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.










