Walnut Hill, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Roane Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71826. The Survey maps it on the Bradley quadrangle.
On record in Walnut Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Conway Cemeterylisted 1977 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1952 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
79 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,715 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 24 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Hill: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walnut Hill in 4 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Hill | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees along Highway 160 near Walnut Hill. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Hill | - | Multiple trees were blown down onto vehicles at a baseball field just west of Bradley. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Hill | - | Trees downed near County Road 2 and Highway 160 East. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Walnut Hill | - | Portions of County Road 9 north of Bradley was flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Gin City | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Kizer | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Grants | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Burton Mill | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Canfield | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Canale | 7.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78684. 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.






