Smith, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1989. It stands in El Dorado Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71730. The Survey maps it on the El Dorado West quadrangle.
On record in Smith
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Joel Smith Houselisted 1990 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS El Dorado West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
118 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Smith between 1999 and 2020, burning about 621 acres in total. 10 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 | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Smith: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Bromine, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Sulphur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Michigan Bromine Plant & Mine | Bromine | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smith in 10 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Hail | Smith | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell just south of El Dorado. |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Smith | - | The eastbound lane of Strong Highway was flooded. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Smith | - | Quarter size hail fell near the intersection of Iron Mountain Road and Highway 167 south of El Dorado. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Smith | - | Multiple pictures were posted to social media of much of Iron Mountain Road in front of Tony's Cycle Shop was washed away. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Smith | - | Quarter size hail fell several miles southeast of El Dorado. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smith | - | Damaging winds caused significant damage to a grocery store at the intersection of Highway 167 and Iron Mountain Road. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smith | - | Trees were downed along Iron Mountain Road southeast of El Dorado. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Smith | - | Golfball size hail fell on Hibanks Road southeast of El Dorado. |
| March 2014 | Hail | Smith | - | Half dollar size hail fell on South Jackson Avenue near Hwy. 167 south of El Dorado. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smith | - | Trees were downed along Hwy. 167 between South Jackson Avenue and Iron Mountain Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamberton | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cargile | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Catesville | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pickering | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Foster Hill | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Parkers Chapel | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| El Dorado | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Newell | 5.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58640. 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.










