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Toney, Arkansas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Mulberry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. The Survey maps it on the Cravens quadrangle.

Toney within Franklin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 14 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

113 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Toney between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,756 acres in total. 4 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 burning41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Arson/incendiarism27
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

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
4 September 2000Natural2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2003Debris and open burning6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 2010Debris and open burning9.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 1999Misuse of fire by a minor3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Toney: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Arnold Stone CoStonePast ProducerThin-bedded sandstone
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

20 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toney in 20 storm reports between 2004 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 flood. 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
April 2016Tornado (EF0)Toney$100,000This tornado damaged chicken houses, damaged several homes, destroyed an outbuilding, and snapped numerous large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 75 to 85 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindToney$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees, snapped large tree limbs, and blew portions of the roof off of a poultry barn.
April 2011HailToney$15,000no account filed
April 2016Thunderstorm WindToney$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged an outbuilding.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindToney-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindToney-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto Highway 64.
June 2019FloodToney-The Arkansas River near Ozark Lock and Dam rose above its flood stage of 357 feet at 9:00 pm CDT on May 22nd. The river crested at 374.99 feet at 12:00 pm CDT on the 30th, resulting in major flooding, and the second highest crest on record. Numerous roads were closed, numerous gas fields were flooded, and thousands of acres of agricultural land was inundated by flood water. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river remained in flood through the end of May, and then crested again at 374.95 feet at 10:00 am CDT on June 2nd, which resulted in major flooding. The river finally fell below flood stage at 4:00 pm CDT on June 13th.
May 2019FloodToney-The Arkansas River near Ozark Lock and Dam rose above its flood stage of 357 feet at 9:00 pm CDT on May 22nd. The river crested at 374.99 feet at 12:00 pm CDT on the 30th, resulting in major flooding, and the second highest crest on record. Numerous roads were closed, numerous gas fields were flooded, and thousands of acres of agricultural land was inundated by flood water. Monetary damage from this flood is unknown. The river remained in flood through the end of May, and then crested again at 374.95 feet at 10:00 am CDT on June 2nd, which resulted in major flooding. The river finally fell below flood stage at 4:00 pm CDT on June 13th.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindToney-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2015Flash FloodToney-Portions of Lone Oak Road near Pleasant View were flooded.
May 2015Flash FloodToney-The highway was flooded near Silver Bridge.
June 2006HailToney-Quarter size hail covered portions of Interstate 20.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindToney-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. The trees blocked a road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindToney-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindToney-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles blew down several trees.
March 2018HailToney-no account filed
March 2007HailToney-no account filed
March 2007HailToney-no account filed
March 2006HailToney-no account filed
June 2005HailToney-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin 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
Lone Elm2.0 miles14
Cravens3.2 miles14
Pleasant View3.8 miles25
White Rock4.4 miles14
Cecil5.6 miles19
White Oak5.8 miles14
Felkner Town5.8 miles14
Poping5.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 73881. 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.