Stanford, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Dalton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72450. It stands on Sugar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Walcott quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1940 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gainesville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Walcott quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Stanford between 1999 and 2003, burning about 208 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Stanford: 9 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Dwyer Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stanford in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanford | $10,000 | Trees and power lines down, especially on Highways 412 and 141. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanford | $3,000 | A large tree was knocked down on the road in Stanford. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanford | - | Tree down on Highway 141 near Ebenezer. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Stanford | - | Quarter size hail fell south of Stanford. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stanford | - | Straight line winds knocked down trees all across Greene County. The most concentrated area stretched from near Stanford to Center Hill. Two shop buildings were blown over on County Road 217. A barn was damaged on County Road 615 and a tree fell onto a house on County Road 626. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Stanford | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Stanford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissary (historical) | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crowley | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Walcott | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Faulknerville | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Light | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ebenezer | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fairview | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Beech Grove | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78443. 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.







