Whiteville, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 10. It lies in ZIP code area 72635. It stands on Monkey Run Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mountain Home West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mountain Home West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Mountain Home West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
42 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Whiteville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 532 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Whiteville: 6 prospects, 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcguire Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Mountain Home Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shiras Mine | Iron, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Mcguire Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mcguire Quarry No.1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Big John Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Cedar Gap Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Cincinnati Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whiteville in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Whiteville | $120,000 | The tornado uprooted or snapped several large trees and damaged outbuildings. A large tree was uprooted and fell through the bedroom of a residence. A large portion of the roof of a house was torn off and blown into nearby trees. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteville | - | A metal building sustained roof damage due to damaging wind gusts. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Whiteville | - | A report via mPING of quarter-sized hail that fell near Whiteville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteville | - | A barn was overturned near the community of Whiteville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Whiteville | - | Baseball sized hail was noted near Colfax. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiteville | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Whiteville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence (historical) | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Monkey Run | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Gassville | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Colfax | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Conville (historical) | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cotter | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Lake Estates | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Midway | 4.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 69459. 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.











