Washington, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ozan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71862. The Survey maps it on the Washington quadrangle.
On record in Washington
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 5 records
Confederate State CapitolNational Historic Landmark · listed 1972
Goodlett Ginlisted 1975
Grandison D. Royston Houselisted 1971
Washington Confederate Monumentlisted 1996
Washington Historic Districtlisted 1972
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Washington quadrangle1:24000, 2 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 Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
51 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Washington between 1997 and 2019, burning about 559 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
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 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Washington: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Chalk Mine & Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington in 22 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 13 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Washington | $30,000 | Large trees uprooted and pushed over. Several large trees fell on homes and residences in Washington. Some structural and roof damage occurred to several homes and businesses. Otherwise this tornado traversed mostly unpopulated wooded regions. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Washington | $500 | Hail up to golf ball-size broke out two car windshields. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $500 | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Washington | - | Ping pong ball size hail reported just north of Washington. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Numerous large limbs were downed in the historic Washington State Park. A large pine tree was also blown down in the Pioneer Cemetery. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Washington | - | Nickel size hail was reported just north of the Washington community. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Trees were downed between the Washington and Oakhaven communities. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Washington | - | Several roads were closed across the county as a result of excessive heavy rainfall. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Washington | - | Several roads throughout the county remain closed from excessive heavy rainfall. |
| January 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Trees were downed. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Washington | - | Hail fell in Bingen. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Trees uprooted along County Road 4. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Washington | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Washington | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph (historical) | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Academy (historical) | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Oakhaven | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Jakajones (historical) | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ozan | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| De Ann | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Columbus | 7.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78702. 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.






