Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Simpson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72079. It stands on Horn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Redfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Pastoria quadrangle1:62500, 2 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
- 1970 USGS Redfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
163 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Ridge between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,226 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 72 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 | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Ridge: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| McKenzie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | 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
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walnut Ridge in 1 storm report in 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walnut Ridge | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber (historical) | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Obin (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Orion | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Clear Lake | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Junet | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Center Grove | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Cane Creek | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Ico (historical) | 7.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57230. 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.







