Shibley, Arkansas
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1997. It stands in District 9. It lies in ZIP code area 72956. The Survey maps it on the Van Buren quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 28 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.
- 1879 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1943 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:125000
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1947 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Van Buren quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Shibley between 1997 and 2020, burning about 389 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
| 28 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Shibley: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Zinc Smelter | Zinc | Plant | ||
| Arkhola Sand & Gravel Co Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Arkhola Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ashland Sand& Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fort Smith Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shibley in 6 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Shibley | $500,000 | This tornado developed just south of I-40, and north of Highway 64. It moved east, crossing Highway 64 snapping and uprooting trees, and damaging homes. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, and numerous homes were damaged as the tornado continued to move generally east, crossing Highway 162, and then dissipating east of Sharp Chapel Road. A tornadic debris signature was detected by the KSRX WSR-88D with this tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Shibley | $25,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Shibley | $5,000 | This tornado traveled near the Union Pacific Railroad line, north of Kibler Road and west of Shibley Road. The tornado snapped large limbs from some trees, and produced minor damage to the roofs of some homes. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shibley | $5,000 | Six power poles were snapped by strong thunderstorm wind and minor roof damage occurred to a structure just west of Highway 64 and Shibley Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shibley | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs on Shibley Road. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Shibley | - | Portions of Highway 282 were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgate Place | 0.6 miles | 28 | |
| Smeltzer | 1.1 miles | 28 | |
| Oak Grove | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Furry | 2.1 miles | 28 | |
| Concord | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Westville | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| Wright Town | 3.0 miles | 28 | |
| Van Buren | 3.0 miles | 28 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122553382 | The 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 58613. 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.














