Walnut Grove, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Craig Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72031. It lies near West Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Scotland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Scotland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain View quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
74 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Grove between 1998 and 2020, burning about 761 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Grove: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walnut Grove in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Grove | $5,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas Highway 95 between Clinton and Scotland. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Grove | $1,000 | Large limbs were blown down. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Walnut Grove | - | Massey Mountain Road was flooded from heavy rain. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Walnut Grove | - | Water was covering portions of Hwy. 95 West. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butter Creek (historical) | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Buzzard Roost (historical) | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Gladys (historical) | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Mountain (historical) | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Shake Rag (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Culpepper | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Scotland | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Crabtree | 4.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78680. 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.









