Welsh, Arkansas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71943. The Survey maps it on the Amity quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Amity quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Welsh between 1993 and 2019, burning about 486 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 9 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Welsh: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodall Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Nelson Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Plemmons Prospect | Manganese | Unknown |
Storms near this place
25 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Welsh in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Welsh | $100,000 | Three bridges were washed out, along with several county roads closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Welsh | $100,000 | A tornado exited Clark County west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County east-southeast of Welsh. In Montgomery County, the tornado knocked down trees, power lines, and power poles, took the roof off of a barn, and caused a tree to fall on a house. The tornado exited Montgomery County east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County west-southwest of Bonnerdale. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $25,000 | Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down in the area of U.S. 70. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $25,000 | Chicken houses were damaged and trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $15,000 | A tree fell on a car. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $15,000 | A roof was blown off a house. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in the southeastern part of Montgomery County. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Welsh | $10,000 | This tornado exited Clark County 3.2 miles west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County 2.1 miles east-southeast of Welsh. In Montgomery County, trees were snapped off or uprooted. The tornado exited Montgomery County 4.2 miles east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County 1.6 miles west of Bonnerdale. This is the third segment of a four-segment tornado. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $5,000 | A tree was blown into an outbuilding. The roof of a barn was lifted, but not blown off. The tops of several trees were snapped. The damage survey was performed by the Montgomery County OES. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down on U.S. 70. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Welsh | $1,000 | A bridge was underwater along Caney Creek due to flash flooding. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Welsh | - | Baseball-sized hail fell in the town of Welsh. Damaged was sustained to windshields of patrol cars at the Montgomery County Sheriffs Department. Roofs in the area were also damaged from the large hail. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Welsh | - | Estimated hail size of one inch was reported by public near Highway 70 northeast of Glenwood. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Welsh | - | Hail fell on Pigeon Roost Rd. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Welsh | - | The Bonnerdale reporting station (located in the southeast corner of Montgomery County) broke the record for the greatest rainfall ever recorded in the month of July. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | - | Trees down on Pigeon Roost Road. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Welsh | - | A weak tornado moved into southeastern Montgomery County from Pike County. The tornado caused mostly tree damage before dissipating around 2 miles north of Welsh. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Welsh | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southeastern Montgomery County about 4 miles north-northeast of Welsh. The tornado tracked quickly to the northeast, and caused mostly tree and power line damage. The tornado continued into southwestern Garland County. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Welsh | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Welsh | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Welsh | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Welsh | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Welsh | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Welsh | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segur | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Station | 4.2 miles | 7 | |
| Hickory Station (historical) | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Imelda (historical) | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Mazarn | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Lucky (historical) | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Plata | 7.7 miles | 16 | |
| Alamo | 8.1 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q85814933 | 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 74050. 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.





