Springhill, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in East Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72058. It lies near Tater Hill. The Survey maps it on the Greenbrier quadrangle. It stands 367 feet above sea level.
On record in Springhill
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 1 record
Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 374-5 Sitelisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Greenbrier quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Springhill between 1997 and 2018, burning about 712 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Springhill: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springhill in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Springhill | - | Hail was estimated to be half dollar sized just south of Springhill. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springhill | - | A tree fell across a dirt road near the town of Springhill. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springhill | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Springhill | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Springhill | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Springhill | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Springhill | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springhill | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springhill | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Springhill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linder | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Old Linder (historical) | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Greenbrier | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wooster | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Pickles Gap (historical) | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeview Acres | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Rolling Hills | 5.0 miles | 13 |
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 Springhill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q24191740 | 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 78437. 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.








