Valley View, Arkansas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Gilkerson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72404. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Valley View between 1998 and 2017, burning about 153 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 February 2016 | Smoking | 98 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 February 2016 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 November 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 November 1999 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Valley View: 11 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Brick Co | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Jonesboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jonesboro Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
Storms near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valley View in 14 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | $50,000 | Large metal shop roof blown off along Highway 1 just south of Jonesboro. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | $20,000 | Trees down in South Jonesboro. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | $20,000 | Several homes had damage to their siding and roofs. Some windows were broken. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | $8,000 | Straight line winds blew trees down that were 24 to 36 inches in diameter at Weaver Road in the Valley View community. In addition, telephone and utility poles were also knocked down in the area along County Roads 412 and 425 as well as Highway 49. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | $2,000 | Downed trees on Mt. Carmel Drive, off of Southwest Drive. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | $500 | Broken pole on Highway 226 and Woodsprings. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | - | A measured wind gust of 68 mph occurred at the Lawson Road and Culberhouse Street intersection on the south side of Jonesboro. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Valley View | - | Ping-pong-sized hail fell in the Valley View area. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Valley View | - | County Road 425 was flooded south of Valley View. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Valley View | - | Nickel size hail fell throughout Jonesboro. |
| March 2019 | Flash Flood | Valley View | - | Flooding on County Road 425. Road is unsafe to drive. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Valley View | - | The hail fell on the southwest side of town. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Valley View | - | One inch hail on Neely Road in Jonesboro. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valley View | - | Damaging straight line winds knocked down a transmission line and damaged some buildings at the Fairgrounds in Jonesboro. There was a measured gust of 62 mph at the Jonesboro airport at 9:04 PM CST. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 64461. 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.





