Williams Junction, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Maumelle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72126. It stands on Brown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thornburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Thornburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Williams Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,719 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 110 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | LAKE MAUMELLE |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williams Junction in 20 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 5 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Williams Junction | $15,000 | This tornado exited Saline County north-northeast of Reform. Its path in Perry County was in the Ouachita National Forest, where it knocked down trees. The tornado exited Perry County and entered Pulaski County west-southwest of Wye. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | A large tree was blown across a roadway. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Williams Junction | - | This tornado crossed from Saline County into Perry County, crossing Forest Road 132 near Round Mountain before dissipating. This tornado was rated an EF-1 with maximum winds of 110 mph with a total path length of 7.9 miles. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | A tree was blown down across AR-Highway 9 South blocking the highway near Williams Junction. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | A large tree was uprooted. |
| January 2007 | Flash Flood | Williams Junction | - | High water covered the roadway southwest of Williams Junction. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Williams Junction | - | A weak tornado was spawned in eastern Perry County about 1.7 miles south of Williams Junction. The tornado damaged the roofs of several houses and downed some trees. The tornado continued into western Pulaski County. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | Some large tree limbs were blown down. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs along Highway 9. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a power line. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Williams Junction | - | A weak tornado moved from Saline County into Perry County about 6.9 miles west-southwest of Williams Junction. The tornado was only on the ground briefly and downed some small trees before dissipating 6 miles west-southwest of Williams Junction. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Williams Junction | - | A weak tornado moved from Saline County into Perry County about 3.7 miles southwest of Williams Junction. The tornado was on the ground for a brief time and the only damage noted was a few small trees that were downed. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Junction | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Williams Junction | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony | 0.1 miles | 15 | |
| Camp Pershing (historical) | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Thornburg | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Satuma | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Bellevue (historical) | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Antioch | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Orchard (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 6.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 74167. 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.
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.







