Southland, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Cleburne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72355. The Survey maps it on the West Helena quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1939 USGS Latour quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Latour quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Latour quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Latour quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS West Helena quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Helena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Southland between 1992 and 2015, burning about 301 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BLAIR |
| 3 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | SAND |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | SYCAMORE |
| 18 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | ELM |
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 Southland: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southland in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | $5,000 | Trees uprooted on Springdale Road and 9th Street. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | $3,000 | Trees down blocking Alice Street in Helena-West Helena. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | - | A large tree was downed on State Hwy 242, near the intersection of CR 210. This tree caused both lanes of Hwy 242 to be blocked. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Southland | - | A car was submerged in a parking lot along N. Sebastian Street. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | - | Powerlines knocked down at Sebastian Street and Plaza Avenue. Tree knocked down on Park Street. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Southland | - | Quarter size hail fell over Helena-West Helena for at least 30 minutes. Hail covered the ground up to a depth of four inches. Substantial tree damage occurred from the hail. An awning was knocked down as well. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | - | Straight line winds knocked down several trees in Helena-West Helena. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | - | Straight line winds blew trees down in Helena-West Helena. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southland | - | Straight line winds blew numerous trees and power lines down in and around Helena-West Helena. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Helena | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Holiday Hills | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Belser (historical) | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Huma | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Midland Heights | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Wycamp | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Forest | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pillar | 4.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58662. 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.











