Timbo, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 72680. It stands on Timbo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fox quadrangle. It stands 853 feet above sea level.
On record in Timbo
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 2 records
- Wesley Copeland Houselisted 1985
- Jim Morris Barnlisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Fox quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
38 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Timbo between 1999 and 2020, burning about 2,042 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 134 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 466 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | HAPPY HOLLOW |
| 2 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Timbo: 5 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Timbo in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | $5,000 | Trees were blown down along Arkansas 66. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Timbo | - | Tea cup sized hail fell in Timbo. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | - | Power lines and trees were blown down on Ramsey Cemetery Rd. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Timbo | - | Golfball size hail fell for a few minutes from 0.5 mile north of Timbo to Fifty Six. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Hail | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Timbo | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Timbo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozart | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Alco | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Big Springs | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Onia | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Newnata | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Harness | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Flag | 5.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Timbo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7804743 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78559. 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.








