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Wallace, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1990. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 71836. The Survey maps it on the Arden quadrangle.

Wallace within Little River County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

43 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Wallace between 1997 and 2019, burning about 881 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2002Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2011Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2012Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Smoking3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2002Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Little River County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Wallace: 22 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Arkansas Louisiana Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Foreman Limestone QuarryStone, ClayProducer
Foreman Quarry & PlantSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Arkansas Lousiana LimesLimestone, GeneralProducer
Rocky ComfortLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayPast Producer
J DreherSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Little River County

Storms near this place

4 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wallace in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Thunderstorm WindWallace-Tractor trailer blown over near the intersection of Highway 41 South and County Road 4.
June 2014Flash FloodWallace-A portion of Hwy. 32 west between Ashdown and Foreman, Arkansas was under water and closed.
March 2010HailWallace-Quarter sized hail was reported a few miles east of the community of Wallace, Arkansas.
May 1999Tornado (F3)Wallace-Damage path consisted of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. The damage path was in a wooded region away from any population. This tornado moved into Little River county from Bowie county, TX then continued into Sevier county, AR.

Every storm recorded in Little River County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pankov1.9 miles11
Rocky Comfort3.0 miles12
Foreman3.4 miles12
Arden3.9 miles11
Wades Chapel4.8 miles11
Comet6.1 miles11
Lanesport6.5 miles12
Alleene8.0 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 55978. 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.