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Wilkins, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wynne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72396. The Survey maps it on the Wynne quadrangle.

Wilkins within Cross County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

29 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Wilkins between 1998 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
12 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 2001Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 July 2002Misuse of fire by a minor53 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 July 2006Debris and open burning11 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 July 2002Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 July 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cross 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 Wilkins: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adkinsson Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Baskins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bay Road Material Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
BrawnerSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cross County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kail PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
KilloughSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cross County

Storms near this place

2 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilkins in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
April 2025Tornado (EF2)Wilkins1 hurt, $500,000The tornado moved from St. Francis County into Cross County and caused additional damage just west of Highway 1 in Wilkins. A large outbuilding was shifted off its foundation with a couple of walls collapsed. The tornado caused damage to a chemical plant, flipped a semi, and damaged numerous homes near the Fitzgerald Crossing area. The most significant damage in this area was to a 2400 square foot metal outbuilding that was completely destroyed and a couple of manufactured homes that were destroyed on County Road 741. The tornado then continued its track past Fitzgerald Crossing, damaging numerous solar panels in a large solar farm between Highway 1 and Cathy Lake. The tornado then moved onto Crowleys Ridge where significant damage occurred at a country club and an entire storage building was lofted 100 yards northeast of its original location. The Levesque area was then impacted with multiple uprooted trees and a few small outbuildings destroyed. The tornado lifted just east of Highway 163. Peak winds were estimated around 125 mph.
January 2012HailWilkins$5,000Half dollar size hail fell in extreme southern Cross County.

Every storm recorded in Cross 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
Fitzgerald Crossing1.1 miles12
Smith Chapel2.4 miles12
McElroy4.0 miles12
Wynne4.3 miles12
Ellis Chapel5.6 miles12
Wittsburg6.6 miles13
Budsmith (historical)6.8 miles13
L'Anguille7.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 61675. 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.