Urbanette, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Northeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72616. The Survey maps it on the Grandview quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Urbanette between 1998 and 2012, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 November 2012 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Urbanette: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Newman Pyrite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unk Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Urbanette in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 6 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Hail | Urbanette | $100,000 | A broad swath of hail up to golfball size occurred across the northeastern portion of the county. The largest hail reportedly damaged homes and automobiles. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Urbanette | $40,000 | The supercell cycled again and produced a fourth tornado that affected mainly rural areas. The tornado produced minor damage to homes and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Several outbuildings were damaged by the tornado. The tornado, which was rated F1 in Carroll County, moved into Stone County, Missouri at 2256 CST where it continued to produce F1 damage. See Storm Data for Missouri, Southwest for details concerning the Stone County segment of this tornado. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbanette | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a home in Maple. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Urbanette | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbanette | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Urbanette | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Urbanette | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Urbanette | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Urbanette | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Urbanette | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Maple | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Freeman (historical) | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| High | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cisco | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Berryville | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Polo (historical) | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Brasswell Spring (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 |
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 Q122572087 | 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 57217. 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.









