BlockThornburg, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Maumelle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72126. It stands on Bell Branch. The Survey maps it on the Thornburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Thornburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
108 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Thornburg between 1995 and 2020, burning about 805 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 25 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thornburg in 13 storm reports between 1993 and 2013: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Tornado (F3) | Thornburg | $4,000,000 | A strong tornado touched down over southern Perry County. Winds were estimated at 160 mph. The tornado initially tracked through the Ouachita National Forest where hundreds of trees were either snapped off or blown down. Once emerging from the forest area, the tornado downed eleven large steel towers on a 500 kilovolt power line. As the tornado continued tracking to the northeast, a sawmill was destroyed, along with several houses. Several dozen other houses sustained damage and several mobile homes were overturned. Numerous vehicles were damaged or destroyed, as well as a number of barns and outbuildings. Several chicken houses also sustained damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also downed. The tornado eventually moved into Conway County. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Thornburg | $700,000 | The worst damage from this tornado occurred at Heifer International's ranch. Several buildings had their roofs torn off and thrown into adjacent fields and several hay barns were destroyed. No animals at the ranch were harmed. Otherwise, several houses had major roof damage and some other houses had lesser amounts of roof damage. Dozens of trees were snapped off or blown over. Several vehicles were badly damaged by falling trees. Barns and outbuildings were damaged. A number of power lines were blown down. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Thornburg | $250,000 | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter broke windows, dented and tore siding, damaged roofs, broke windshields, and ruined gardens in the Union Valley community. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornburg | $100,000 | Many trees were blown down in the Thornburg Mountain area and five homes suffered minor damage at Big Rock Estates. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornburg | $15,000 | Trees were blown down in the Union Valley area. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornburg | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 10, blocking the highway. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Thornburg | $2,000 | Hail broke windows on five homes. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornburg | $500 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Thornburg | - | Quarter and golf ball size hail covered Arkansas Highway 9. The ground in yards and in the woods was so white from hail that it was described as looking like snow had fallen. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Thornburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Thornburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Satuma | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Camp Pershing (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Williams Junction | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Harmony | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Ragsdale | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Perryville | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cherry Hill | 5.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73864. 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.