Verona, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marion County Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72633. It lies near Anderson Flat. The Survey maps it on the Saint Joe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 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
- 1967 USGS St. Joe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
59 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Verona between 1997 and 2019, burning about 3,145 acres in total. None started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | SEA27311610 |
| 9 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MAR23585812 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Verona: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Stone, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Everton Prospect | Silica | Prospect | ||
| J W Hudson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fullbright Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Lockhart Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| San Juan Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Uncle Sam Prosplect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Big Hurricane | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Davy Crockett | Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verona in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Verona | 2 hurt, $200,000 | Damage consisted of a couple of houses losing roofing material, barns/sheds damaged or destroyed, and numerous trees uprooted or snapped. The trees blocked half a dozen roads, including Highway 65 which was closed temporarily. The most substantial damage was a house moved from its foundation and then partially collapsing. We would like to thank Searcy and Marion County Emergency Management for assistance with the survey. |
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 58801. 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.











