Tamo, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71644. The Survey maps it on the Tarry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1935 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tarry quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Tarry quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Noble Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Tamo between 2004 and 2020, burning about 219 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 December 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 December 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Tamo: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clous-Dobson | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Haddock Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | 1917 |
Storms near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tamo in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2007: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamo | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several power poles and telephone lines. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamo | $5,000 | Some trees were blown down. |
| October 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Tamo | - | A funnel cloud was reported off of Tamo River Road. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tamo | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Tamo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolton (historical) | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Moscow | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Linwood | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Linn (historical) | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sweden | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Swan Lake | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hooker | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Clements (historical) | 6.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78522. 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.









