Valentine, Arkansas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72117. It lies near Brushy Island. The Survey maps it on the McAlmont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS McAlmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mc Almont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Valentine between 2001 and 2019, burning about 112 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Valentine: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Hess | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Kellog Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valentine in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | $150,000 | In Sherwood, a business had its roof blown off and two porches destroyed, the roofs of two other businesses were damaged, the roof of an apartment building had shingles peeled off, and a few trees were blown down. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Valentine | $10,000 | Water reached up to the bottom of car doors on the access road of U.S. Highway 67/167 at Brookswood Rd. (Arkansas Highway 176Y). |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | A business had the roof partially ripped off by severe winds in the town of Sherwood. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valentine | - | Multiple large limbs were blown down across the community of Sherwood. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | U.S Highway 67 northbound was closed at this location due to high water across all lanes. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | Water was reported over several roadways. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | The intersection of Brockington and Kiehl was flooded and impassable to traffic. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | Water was over the road near US Hwy 67 and Kiehl Ave. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | The intersection of Brockington Rd. and Kiehl Avenue flooded with over a foot of water on the road. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Valentine | - | Nickel size hail fell in Sherwood. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Valentine | - | A road was barricaded at Roundtop on the east side of Sherwood. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rixey | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| McAlmont | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Head Lake Estates | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Eureka Garden | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| North Hills Manor | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| Booker | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Autumnbrook | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Western Acres | 3.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58790. 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.














