Sweethome, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mount Ida Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71970. It stands on Hovel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Reed Mountain quadrangle.
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 Reed Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Sweethome between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,866 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 25 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | 44410 ROAD |
| 24 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | FAIR GROUND ROAD |
| 21 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 12 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LAKESIDE |
| 15 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sweethome: 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Quartz, Flagstone, Quartz, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Mountain Tract | Quartz, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1946 | |
| Mauldin Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Burch Lode Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1982 | |
| Diamond Drill Carbon #3 | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Fisher Mountain Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1940 | |
| George Shieffield No. 2 Mine | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Robins Mine | Quartz | Producer | 1971, 1978 |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sweethome in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Sweethome | $1,000 | Water was over Arkansas Highway 27 northeast of Mount Ida. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sweethome | - | Trees were down along Highway 27 north. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sweethome | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sweethome | - | Trees were blown down east of Mt. Ida. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Sweethome | - | A rainfall amount of 1.98 inches was observed in one hour. |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Sweethome | - | The Mount Ida ASOS measured 6.31 inches of rain in just over 9 hours. Included in the total were a couple of very intense periods of rain, with 1.05 inches of rain falling between 11:35 and 11:53 PM, and another 0.72 inch between 1:37 and 1:53 AM. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Grove | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Ida | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rubie | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ruble | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Buddys Landing | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Silver | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Mauldin | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Washita | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 63632. 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.








