Shady Grove, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. The Survey maps it on the Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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
- 1943 USGS Pinnacle Mtn quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Pinnacle Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Shady Grove between 1998 and 2019, burning about 506 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Shady Grove: 6 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Copper, Slate, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear Mining Co. | Copper | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| H. J. White Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Quartz Crystal Prospect | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Pulaski County Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Tayor Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
19 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shady Grove in 19 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 lightning, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Lightning | Shady Grove | $1,000,000 | Lightning struck a nursing and rehabilitation center in west Little Rock, resulting in a fire. There were no injuries. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | $100,000 | Trees were blown down on several homes and cars, and many fences were blown down as well. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | $100,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| November 2021 | Lightning | Shady Grove | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house in West Little Rock on Patriot Drive. |
| February 2011 | Lightning | Shady Grove | $25,000 | Lightning struck a tree behind a house on Wetherborne Dr., in the Pleasant Valley area of Little Rock. The lightning did not set the house on fire but did knock out many of the electronics inside the house. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Shady Grove | $20,000 | Several photos and video showed flash flooding in West Little Rock. Multiple roads were underwater, with water into some homes. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | $10,000 | Barrels on a farm were blown 300 feet and several large trees were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | Penny-sized hail fell in the vicinity of Rock Creek. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Shady Grove | - | Several roads were completely covered by water along with vehicles stranded in the high water in the Rock Creek neighborhood of West Little Rock. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Shady Grove | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.09 inches was measured in the Chenal Valley vicinity of western Little Rock. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | A few trees were blown down across portions of West Little Rock. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | Several large trees were blown down by the wind. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | A tree was uprooted on Stewart Rd. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | The hail fell at the intersection of Chenal Pkwy. and Kirk Rd. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shady Grove | - | An amateur radio operator estimated winds of 60 mph at Chenal Pkwy. and Wellington Hills Rd. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | Quarter size hail fell at the Villages of Wellington in west Little Rock. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Shady Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Springs | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Banty (historical) | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Rock Creek | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Martindale | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Saint Thomas | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Parkway Place | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Hickory Ridge | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Spring Valley | 2.5 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 82842. 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.













