Unco, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 4. It lies in ZIP code area 71744. It stands on Blann Creek. The Survey maps it on the Artesian quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1934 USGS Moro Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Moro Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Moro Bay quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Artesian quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
109 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Unco between 2001 and 2019, burning about 608 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 16 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Unco: 14 unknowns, 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Cnty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cram No 2 Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cram Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hampton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harrell Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J B Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Loveless Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quachita Aggregate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Unco in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unco | $15,000 | The over-roof of a mobile home was blown off. Trees were blown down in the area. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unco | $7,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Calhoun County Road 26. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Unco | - | Several county roads were underwater. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrell | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Summerville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hampton | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cram | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Artesian | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Woodberry | 8.5 miles | 16 | |
| Tinsman | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Delhi (historical) | 11.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122552556 | 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 58782. 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.









