Wing, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Compton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72860. It stands on Stowe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rover quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Lake Ouachita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Wing between 1994 and 2020, burning about 572 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1999 | Natural | 12 acres | Ouachita National Forest | ALLEN FOOT #1 |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | DANVILLE MTN |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Ouachita National Forest | WAYCO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Wing: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wing in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wing | $20,000 | A tree fell on a vehicle. No one was injured. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wing | $15,000 | A tree was reported down on a house in Rover. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wing | - | A few trees were blown over in the community of Rover. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wing | - | Reports of trees and power lines down along State Highway 27 and River Road were received. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Wing | - | The Yell County sheriff's office reported flash flooding on Hwy. 27 in Rover near Turnabout Rd. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wing | - | Numerous large trees were uprooted and fell on homes in Rover...Plainview...Danville...|and Dardanelle. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Wing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggsville | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rover | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Macedonia | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Fourche Valley | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Shark | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dentontown (historical) | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Gilkey (historical) | 6.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 78784. 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.







