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Wheeling, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72576. The Survey maps it on the Salem quadrangle.

Wheeling within Fulton County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 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

150 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Wheeling between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,949 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 28 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 burning73
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Arson/incendiarism28
Equipment and vehicle use16
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 1999Equipment and vehicle use45 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2011Debris and open burning60 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Fulton County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wheeling: 3 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Joyce Brothers Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
LowranceManganese, IronOccurrence
HumphrieSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lafevers Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Salem QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sturkie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Fulton County

Storms near this place

3 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wheeling in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWheeling$25,000Trees were blown down, shingles were torn off roofs, the roof was blown off a barn, and a pole barn was damaged.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Wheeling-The Fulton County tornado began south of Whipporwill Road and|east of Hwy 9, uprooting and snapping numerous trees. The tornado|continued towards Fairview Road where it caused damage to a house|and continued to uproot and snap trees. The tornado then moved|towards the northeast causing damage to a house on Young Road.|The house had some siding and shingles ripped off in addition to|damage to the cinderblock foundation. The tornado continued|towards the intersection of Highway 62 and Squirrel Hill Road,|about 3 to 4 miles southeast of Salem, knocking down power poles|and at least 50 trees. The tornado continued northeast along|Squirrel Hill Road downing numerous trees. One of these trees|fell on a home causing damage to the roof. The tornado continued|to the northeast crossing Deer Bend Trail, River Hill Road, and|Fernwood Road snapping and uprooting more trees. The tornado|lifted just south of French Town Road near the South Fork Spring|River. Tornado path length was increased from high-resolution|satellite imagery, along with additional public reports with|photo evidence. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum|estimated winds of 100 mph.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWheeling-Widespread power outages were observed across Fulton county, especially in the vicinity of Wheeling.

Every storm recorded in Fulton 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
Fairview2.0 miles11
Mount Pleasant2.3 miles11
Salem4.1 miles11
Shady Grove4.1 miles11
Byron5.0 miles11
Union5.2 miles11
Morriston5.8 miles11
Glencoe6.4 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58861. 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.