Tulip, Arkansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Smith Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72084. The Survey maps it on the Tulip quadrangle.
On record in Tulip
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
Butler-Matthews Homesteadlisted 1983
Tulip Cemeterylisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tulip quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Tulip between 1997 and 2020, burning about 742 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Tulip: 15 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tulip in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | $5,000 | Trees were down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | $3,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | $3,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | $1,000 | A large tree was down. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Tulip | - | This tornado started west-northwest of Carthage along Tram Trail, moving northeast towards Sanders Loop, breaking limbs off or pushing over small pine trees. As the tornado moved over Williams Road, it strengthened briefly, knocking over larger pine trees before lifting west of the intersection of Williams Road and Dallas County Road 411. This tornado was rated an EF0 with estimated maximum winds of 85 mph. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | Multiple trees were blown down near Tulip. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | A tree was blown down by strong winds. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | Trees were blown down in Tulip. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | Trees were blown down at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 301. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Tulip | - | A weak tornado touched down about 2.5 miles south-southwest of Tulip and tracked to the northeast before lifting about a mile north-northeast of Tulip. The only damage noted along the path of the tornado were a few trees broken off and a hay barn that was destroyed. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Tulip | - | Heavy rainfall flooded a portion of Highway 9 in the town of Tulip. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Tulip | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Tulip | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wave | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Welchs Shop (historical) | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| Carthage | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Willow | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Princeton | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ivy | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cooney | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Round Hill | 8.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78593. 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.





