State Line, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in French Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71861. The Survey maps it on the Bradley SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1952 USGS Bradley SE quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
78 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of State Line between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,662 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names State Line in 10 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | State Line | 1 hurt | An occupant inside a home on County Road 245 on the south side of Lake Erling was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries due to a large tree falling onto the home. |
| October 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | State Line | $10,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds around 100 mph touched down near the intersection of Highway 53 and County Road 21 in far Southeast Lafayette County just north of the Louisiana state line, where it partially removed the roof and siding from an outbuilding. The tornado continued east along County Road 21 where it entered Southwest Columbia County. |
| January 2024 | Flash Flood | State Line | - | County Road 71 was flooded and barricaded south of State Line, and County Road 25 was also closed due to flooding. Water was also reported over the roadway on County Road 9, County Road 4, and County Road 27 between Stamps and Lewisville. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | State Line | - | Power poles and lines down along CR 246 on the south end of Lake Erling. |
| June 2023 | Hail | State Line | - | Golf ball size hail reported around 6 miles southwest of Taylor. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | State Line | - | Several trees snapped along a path from Lake Erling to near Taylor. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | State Line | - | High water over Highway 53. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | State Line | - | Trees were blown down on Highway 53 north of Highway 160 near Lake Erling. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | State Line | - | Numerous trees were downed near Hwy. 53 and Walker Creek. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | State Line | - | Highway 53 near Lake Erling was closed due to high water. Because of the excessive flooding and storm damage that occurred during the month of October across Lafayette County, the county qualified for federal relief as the county was deemed a Federal Disaster Area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Creek | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Forest Grove | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Kizer | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Bradley | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Walnut Hill | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Grants | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Burton Mill | 9.9 miles | 15 | |
| Canfield | 10.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 62492. 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.
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.






