Sylvan Hills, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hill Township. The Survey maps it on the McAlmont quadrangle.
On record in Sylvan Hills
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Sylvan Hills Country Club Golf Courselisted 2010 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS McAlmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Sylvan Hills between 2001 and 2019, burning about 1,601 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sylvan Hills: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Julius Hess | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Kellog Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sylvan Hills in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Sylvan Hills | $100,000 | This tornado formed just northeast of the National Weather Service where some small limbs were snapped off between Wayside Drive and Batesville Pike. As this tornado moved north, several trees were uprooted along Kellogg Acres Road near Windstone Drive, blocking the road and taking down power lines. Several more trees were either snapped or uprooted as the tornado moved north along Batesville Pike. The center of the tornado passed near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Jacksonville-Cato Road were some minor roof damage was noted. This tornado lifted near the intersection of Batesville Pike and Bridge Creek Road. Most of the damage along this track was uprooted trees, and trees falling onto homes or power lines. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan Hills | $10,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan Hills | $1,000 | A tree was snapped off. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan Hills | - | A large tree limb impaled the roof of a home in the community of Sherwood. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan Hills | - | Multiple trees were blown down, including fencing blown down, in numerous locations in Sherwood. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan Hills | - | A large tree was blown down and resting atop a powerline resulting in numerous power outages near Sylvan Hills in the vicinity of Sherwood. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sylvan Hills | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down throughout the city of Sherwood. |
| April 2014 | Heavy Rain | Sylvan Hills | - | Rainfall totaled 2.75 inches in 3 hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Acres | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Autumnbrook | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Sherwood | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| North Hills Manor | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Silver Creek | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Tanglewood | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Timber Creek | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Head Lake Estates | 2.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58725. 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.














