BlockShady Grove, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72472. The Survey maps it on the Trumann quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Dee quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Dee quadrangle1:62500
- 1983 USGS Trumann quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Shady Grove between 1998 and 2015, burning about 288 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 February 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | POI1461569 |
| 13 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 February 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Shady Grove: 3 unknowns. 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.
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shady Grove in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Shady Grove | $10,000 | A tornado formed near Highway 69 E near Glen Lane. Minor damage was observed initially, mainly to trees between Highway 69 E and Interstate 555. The tornado then crossed into Craighead county and intensified. Peak winds in Poinsett county were estimated around 95 mph. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Shady Grove | $10,000 | Heavy rain produced flash flooding across Eastern Poinsett County. One home in Trumann had water up to the doorstep. Two homes in Tyronza had water coming in the front door. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Shady Grove | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding along Highway 69 from west of Trumann to Shady Grove Road. The road was impassable due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huskey | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Stacy | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ruffin (historical) | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Merced (historical) | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Promised Land | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Walnut Grove Corner | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Maple Grove | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Buffalolick (historical) | 4.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58598. 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.