South Crossett, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Egypt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71635. The Survey maps it on the Crossett South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Crossett South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Crossett South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
160 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of South Crossett between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,234 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 46 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 | 61 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 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 South Crossett: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St.Francis S&G Co. Crossett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Crossett in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Crossett | $200,000 | A large shed and a chicken house were heavily damaged along Highway 133 south of Crossett. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | South Crossett | $10,000 | Water was over some roads in Crossett, including Cedar Street. A car drove into a ditch due to water over a road. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Crossett | $10,000 | A tree was blown down onto a house along Sycamore Circle. Another tree was blown down on Cedar Street. Additional trees were blown down along Highway 82 near Crossett, and a tree was blown down on Highway 133 North. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Crossett | $8,000 | Trees were blown down along County Road 3. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Crossett | $6,000 | Trees were blown down across Cypress Street. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Crossett | $5,000 | A utility pole was broken. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | South Crossett | $3,000 | King Circle was not passable. |
| March 2014 | Hail | South Crossett | $300 | A few tree limbs were also blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Addition | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Oakhurst Addition | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cremer | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Crossett | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| West Crossett | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Unity | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| North Crossett | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Rolfe Junction | 4.5 miles | 11 |
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 Q122564862 | 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 58656. 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.





