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Washita, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washita Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71970. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Story quadrangle.

Washita within Montgomery County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

71 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Washita between 1992 and 2020, burning about 579 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 19 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/incendiarism19
Natural14
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2006Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOuachita National ForestSTORY
20 September 2000Smokingunder an acreOuachita National ForestBIG BRANCH
2 September 2007Natural12 acresOuachita National ForestLAKESIDE
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2006Naturalunder an acreOuachita National ForestWEST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Washita: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Diamond Drill Carbon #3QuartzUnknown
George Shieffield No. 2 MineQuartzUnknown
Oden MineQuartzProducer1986

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

13 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washita in 13 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2013FloodWashita$25,000Large amounts of rain over the Ouachita River and its tributaries from May 30th through June 1st contributed to a large rise on Lake Ouachita. The lake rose 9 feet by June 3rd, followed by a slow fall. The lake did not return to its normal level until June 21st. Roads and campgrounds near the lake were submerged. Some gangways to boat docks also went under water, causing people to have to travel in boats to reach their boat docks.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWashita$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down between Mount Ida and Story.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWashita-Several trees blown down at the intersection of Highway 188 and Highway 27 north all along Lake Ouachita.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindWashita-A collapsing thunderstorm blew down a couple trees onto Highway 27 at Washita.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindWashita-Trees were down along Highway 88.
May 2013FloodWashita-Large amounts of rain over the Ouachita River and its tributaries on May 30th and 31st contributed to a significant rise on Lake Ouachita. The river rose several feet in one day, with further rises into early June.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWashita-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and blew shingles off the roofs of several buildings.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindWashita-no account filed
April 2004HailWashita-no account filed
August 2003HailWashita-no account filed
August 2002HailWashita-no account filed
February 2000Thunderstorm WindWashita-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWashita-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Buddys Landing2.0 miles15
Story2.9 miles15
Little Fir Landing3.5 miles14
Ruble3.7 miles15
Rubie3.8 miles15
Gibbs4.5 miles15
Liberty5.0 miles14
Fannie5.5 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78704. 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.