Webb City, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Middle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72949. It stands on Gar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle.
On record in Webb City
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 1 record
- Smith Creek Bridgelisted 2025
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #2 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
86 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Webb City between 1997 and 2019, burning about 981 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 16 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Webb City: 17 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman Rock Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gutrie Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webb City in 26 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Webb City | $125,000 | A tornado tore portions of the roofs off of two houses, damaged several other homes, destroyed several outbuildings, and snapped or uprooted a number of trees. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Webb City | $75,000 | A road was washed out by flood water. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Webb City | $20,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Webb City | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Webb City | $15,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of five homes and uprooted trees. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree and power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree in Ozark Country Estates. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 60 mph south of town by an amateur radio storm spotter. Large tree limbs were snapped. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted small trees and snapped large tree limbs. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees on Highway 309 south of Ozark. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees in Webb City. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Highway 23. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Webb City | - | Portions of Highway 309 near Highway 23 south of Ozark was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous large tree limbs and several small trees. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Webb City | - | Hillbilly Lane off of Highway 64 was closed due to rapidly rising water. West School and West Gibson Streets were also flooded. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large limbs, which fell onto the road blocking the intersection of Highways 23 and 96. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb City | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Webb City | - | Portions of Highway 64 in Ozark were flooded and impassable. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Webb City | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Webb City | - | no account filed |
| February 2013 | Hail | Webb City | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Webb City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ozark | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Ozark | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Poping | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Wiederkehr Village | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Altus | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Denning | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Mountain Grove | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Greenwood | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Webb City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48861911 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58840. 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.










