Whitlow, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mill Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71635. The Survey maps it on the Crossett North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Crossett North quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Crossett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
100 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Whitlow between 2001 and 2019, burning about 898 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 20 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | G.P.S. GIN CO.INC II |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Whitlow: 14 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitlow in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitlow | $2,000 | A line of severe storms caused down trees on Ashley Road, just off Highway 461, and along East Lincoln, and Jefferson Streets in Hamburg. Numerous trees were also down on Hancock Road in North Crossett. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitlow | $1,000 | A power line was blown down along Ashley County Road 304. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitlow Junction | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Pugh | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Brushy (historical) | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Crossroad | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Stillions | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| North Crossett | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| West Crossett | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Milo | 5.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58876. 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.




