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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1951 USGS Arden quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1997Regional 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/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Louisiana Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Foreman Limestone Quarry | Stone, Clay | Producer | ||
| Foreman Quarry & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Arkansas Lousiana Limes | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Rocky Comfort | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| J Dreher | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wallace | - | Tractor trailer blown over near the intersection of Highway 41 South and County Road 4. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Wallace | - | A portion of Hwy. 32 west between Ashdown and Foreman, Arkansas was under water and closed. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Wallace | - | Quarter sized hail was reported a few miles east of the community of Wallace, Arkansas. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pankov | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rocky Comfort | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Foreman | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Arden | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wades Chapel | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Comet | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lanesport | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alleene | 8.0 miles | 10 |
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.




