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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1939 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wynne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Memphis West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1998Regional 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 burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 53 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 July 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adkinsson Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Baskins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bay Road Material Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brawner | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cross County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kail Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Killough | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Wilkins | 1 hurt, $500,000 | The 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 2012 | Hail | Wilkins | $5,000 | Half dollar size hail fell in extreme southern 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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald Crossing | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Smith Chapel | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| McElroy | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wynne | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ellis Chapel | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Wittsburg | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Budsmith (historical) | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| L'Anguille | 7.1 miles | 12 |
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.





