Waveland, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1879 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Waveland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72842. It stands on Smallwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Blue Mountain Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1879 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:62500
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #4 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Blue Mountain Dam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
60 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Waveland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 634 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 26 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MINEHART #1 |
| 9 August 2010 | Natural | 2.8 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BEAR |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | SOUTH FORD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waveland in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Waveland | $1,500,000 | Heavy rain caused the Petit Jean River at Danville to go above flood stage. Upstream, Blue Mountain Lake rose to record levels and several feet of water was flowing through the emergency spillway. Numerous county roads were flooded and Arkansas Highways 27 and 10 were affected. Pastures along the river and the Petit Jean Wildlife Management Area were inundated. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Waveland | $1,000,000 | Arkansas Highway 307 north of Belleville was closed due to flooding. Damaged areas included Plainview and Rover, including Arkansas Highway 28. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Waveland | $500,000 | Some campsites at Waveland Park on Blue Mountain Lake were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Waveland | $125,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Waveland | $50,000 | Record levels on Blue Mountain Lake with excessive spillway releases, when combined with heavy rainfall in the first week of April, produced moderate flooding on the Petit Jean River at Danville. County road flooding was the principal damage during the event. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waveland | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waveland | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Waveland | - | Numerous low water crossings and bridges across northwestern Yell County were inundated with water and were impassable. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waveland | - | Fallen power lines blocked Arkansas Highway 309. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Waveland | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Waveland | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waveland | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waveland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Quarry Heights | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Southern Home (historical) | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Marvinville | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Havana | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Crossroads | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Grove | 8.8 miles | 18 | |
| Riley Creek (historical) | 8.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 74027. 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.
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.










