Vidette, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Vidette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72538. It stands on Foster Branch. The Survey maps it on the Gepp quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 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
- 1966 USGS Gepp quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
67 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Vidette between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,106 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 72 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Vidette: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 87 Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vidette in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 2011 | Flood | Vidette | $3,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Flood | Vidette | $1,400,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidette | - | A small metal farm building was collapsed due to high winds in Vidette. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidette | - | Delayed report of trees reported down across Woodside Road and Little Creek Road in northwest Fulton County. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidette | - | Wind damage was reported in Vidette. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Vidette | - | A tornado was spawned in northwestern Fulton County about 4 miles north-northwest of Vidette. The tornado tracked to the northeast, and caused mostly tree damage. There was also some damage to a house and two barns. The tornado continued into Howell County, Missouri. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidette | - | Trees and power lines downed. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Vidette | - | A weak tornado moved from Baxter County into Fulton County about 2 miles west of Vidette. The tornado traveled to the northeast for 10 miles before lifting 6 miles northeast of Vidette. Since the tornado moved across many open areas, damage along the path consisted of downed trees and little else. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gepp | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Pickren Hall | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Argosy (historical) | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ruth | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| County Line | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ott | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Elizabeth | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Viola | 7.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57222. 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.










