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Terrytown, Arkansas

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72210. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alexander quadrangle.

Terrytown within Pulaski County

Topographic sheets covering this place

17 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

118 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Terrytown between 1997 and 2020, burning about 814 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 27 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 burning39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2005Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning165 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2002Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2007Natural2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Terrytown: 16 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Fullers Earth. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
No NameFullers EarthUnknown
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Pulaski County Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Bray-ThomasAluminumUnknown
East Bauxite AreaAluminumUnknown
Harris DepositAluminumUnknown

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

9 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terrytown in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Terrytown$100,000This tornado formed just east of I-30, east of exit 128, where several trees were either uprooted or limbs blown down. Damage was observed to several businesses along the track, also blowing over tractor trailers near the I-30/I-40 Interchange. The tornado crossed I-30 near this same area, continuing to blow down trees and causing some damage to other buildings. This tornado lifted near Baseline Road.
October 2012LightningTerrytown$40,000Lightning struck an apartment building in southwest Little Rock, starting a fire. Two apartments sustained severe fire damage and two others were damaged by smoke and water.
September 2013LightningTerrytown$10,000Lightning struck a pick-up truck traveling on Interstate 30. No one was injured but the vehicle was disabled.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindTerrytown$10,000Power lines were blown down across Baseline Rd. near Stagecoach Rd.
December 2009Flash FloodTerrytown$10,000Interstate 30 and its frontage roads were blocked by flooding from creeks in southwest Little Rock. The alternate route of Arkansas Highway 5 was flooded by the same creeks. As a result, traffic backed up for miles on the interstate, halting many people who were traveling for the Christmas holidays. One motorist was quoted as saying it took her five hours to travel one mile.
April 2025Flash FloodTerrytown-The vicinity of AR-Highway 338 and Baseline Road was flooded by high water and impassable.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindTerrytown-A tree was uprooted and downed.
March 2015HailTerrytown-no account filed
April 2007HailTerrytown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Otter Creek0.7 miles25
Red Gate1.0 miles25
Alexander1.8 miles25
Mabelvale2.2 miles25
Shiloh2.7 miles25
Merrivale3.0 miles26
Allendale Manor3.4 miles26
Skylark3.6 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78541. 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.