Sonora, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Springdale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72764. It lies near Harp Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Sonora quadrangle. It stands 981 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1899 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Sonora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Sonora between 1998 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 1 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 July 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sonora: 1 unknown. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sonora in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2015 | Hail | Sonora | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sonora | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 62 mph. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sonora | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped and uprooted multiple trees. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sonora | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down several trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sonora | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sonora | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Sonora | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Sonora | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Sonora | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beav-O-Rama | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rochelle Riviera | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Blue Springs Village | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pilgrims Rest | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Habberton | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| War Eagle Cove | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Springdale | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Goshen | 5.3 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sonora | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7562214 | 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 55002. 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.








