Story, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washita Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71970. It stands on Muddy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Story quadrangle. It stands 702 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1890 USGS Mount Ida quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1890 USGS Mt Ida quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Mount Ida quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Story quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Story between 1995 and 2018, burning about 592 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | STORY |
| 26 September 2017 | Natural | 8.8 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MCGILL MOUNTAIN |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | BIG BRANCH |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 12 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LAKESIDE |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2005 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BULLINS CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Story: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Shieffield No. 2 Mine | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Oden Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1986 |
Storms near this place
24 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Story in 24 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas Highway 27. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Story | - | Ping-pong ball sized hail fell in the community of Story. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Story | - | Golf ball sized hail fell near the community of Story. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | Trees were blown down in Story. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Story | - | Muddy Creek was flowing over Highway 298 in Story. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Story | - | Water was over the road on Hwy. 298 at Story and several locations on Hwy. 270. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | Ten trees were down at the Hwy. 27 Fishing Village. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Story | - | Golf ball size hail fell on Arkansas Highway 27. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Story | - | Several roads were flooded. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and damaged the roofs of a few buildings. A couple of trees fell on some homes causing roof damage. A tin roof was removed from a storage building. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Story | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Hail | Story | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Story | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washita | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Fannie | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Little Fir Landing | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Buddys Landing | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gibbs | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ruble | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rubie | 6.5 miles | 15 |
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 Story | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7620357 | 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 73729. 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.








