Tarry, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bartholomew Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71667. 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
47 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Tarry between 2001 and 2020, burning about 486 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2006 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tarry in 7 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Tarry | $200,000 | Flooding occurred across the county. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarry | $50,000 | Several homes sustained some roof damage in Tarry. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Tarry | $48,000 | Approximate 98% of the county roads had wash-outs on them. Water was still over many roads on the 15th, with three roads still closed. The county declared a disaster. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarry | $20,000 | A large tree was blown down onto U.S. 425, blocking the highway. The tree fell on a vehicle, but its occupants were not injured. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarry | - | Trees were blown down on Amherst Rd. north of Star City. The report was relayed by south Arkansas Weather social media account. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Tarry | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Whitefield | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Villa Vale (historical) | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Phenix | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Nebo | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Shannon Tank | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Grady | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Feenyville | 7.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 55438. 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.









