Vimy Ridge, Arkansas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Otter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72002. The Survey maps it on the Bryant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 23 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 Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Bryant quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Bryant quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Bryant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bryant quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
176 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 176 fires within 5 miles of Vimy Ridge between 1997 and 2020, burning about 862 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 37 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Vimy Ridge: 29 unknowns, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Mill | Talc-Soapstone, Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Milwhite Barite | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| No Name | Fullers Earth | Unknown | ||
| Quapaw Bauxite Mine | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1920, 1932 | |
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
15 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vimy Ridge in 15 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1997 | Tornado (F2) | Vimy Ridge | $10,000,000 | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Vimy Ridge | $300,000 | Substantial flooding occurred in Shannon Hills. A number of homes were flooded. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vimy Ridge | $100,000 | Many trees were down in the Shannon Hills area, blocking roads and laying on houses. Power lines were also down. |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Vimy Ridge | $60,000 | Lightning struck an 80 year-old house on East Polk Road. The house was destroyed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vimy Ridge | $50,000 | Two mobile homes were blown off their foundations. Multiple tree limbs were snapped and trees uprooted. Some of the limbs fell onto homes from Mann Ln. to Vimy Ridge Rd. south of Alexander. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Vimy Ridge | $1,000 | Vimy Ridge Road was under water near Mary Lane. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Vimy Ridge | - | Swift water rescues were performed via rafts in the vicinity of Shannon Hills. Water also entered multiple homes. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Vimy Ridge | - | The report was from mPING. There was street and road flooding and some streets closed. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Vimy Ridge | - | The emergency manager reported several roads throughout the county are blocked due to flooding from the heavy rain event. |
| February 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Vimy Ridge | - | A strong tornado developed about 2.5 miles east of Vimy Ridge in southeast Saline County. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and caused mostly tree damage. The tornado travelled about 2 miles before moving into Pulaski County. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vimy Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vimy Ridge | - | Some large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Vimy Ridge | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Vimy Ridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Vimy Ridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Hills | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Woodland Hills | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Altharp (historical) | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Brooks (historical) | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Brooks | 3.0 miles | 23 | |
| Evergreen | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Raintree Acres | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Bryant Oaks | 3.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78660. 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.














