Wilkins, Arkansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72863. It stands on East Fork Cane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Scranton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #1 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Wilkins between 1997 and 2017, burning about 774 acres in total. 1 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 | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BIG CARTER |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | RED BENCH |
| 13 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Wilkins: 10 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Ledgestone | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| B & G Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gilbert Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shoal Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Var Contr | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arkansas Rainbow Stone Quarry &Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Magazine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Patterson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| River Mountain Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| S & W Rk Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilkins in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Wilkins | $15,000 | Flooding occurred on the streets of Paris and Subiaco. Cherry Street at the intersection of Maple and a one block section of South Fifth Street between Maple and Wahl Street were closed due to flooding. In Subiaco, North Leo Street was closed. Cove Lake flooded the Cove Lake Campground. |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Wilkins | - | Multiple roads were impassable due to high water near the community of Wilkins. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilkins | - | A gust of 60 mph was estimated from a thunderstorm. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilkins | - | Trees and power lines were reported down across Cottonwood Road. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilkins | - | Trees and power lines were reported down and blocking Highway 288 and Highway 197. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilkins | - | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Wilkins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Plainview | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Spielerville (historical) | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Subiaco | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Union | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Cotton Town | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Sand Ridge | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ellsworth (historical) | 4.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 79282. 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.










