Wirth, Arkansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Upper North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72554. It lies near Fox Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Wirth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Wirth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
85 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Wirth between 1997 and 2020, burning about 2,070 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 23 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 | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wirth: 3 prospects, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Iron, Iron, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Iron & Clay | Kaolin, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron & Zinc | Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Leshem Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Pointer Mine | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Wrenfrow Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wirth in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2011: 4 flood, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Wirth | $4,500,000 | Four hundred feet of railroad tracks had to be replaced near Williford due to flooding from the Spring River. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Wirth | $2,000,000 | Portions of Hardy were flooded, and U.S. Highway 63 had 2 to 3 feet of water over it. Homes along the Spring River were evacuated. Numerous roads in the county were barricaded. Barnes Road, Hewlett Road, Piney Creek Road, and Bear Creek Road were blocked due to bridges being underwater. U.S. Highway 62 was closed at its intersection with Arkansas Highway 175 five miles south of Hardy. A gas station in Cherokee Village had fuel tanks floating out of the ground. There were 50 evacuations. A car was swept off the road in Williford; the driver was rescued. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Wirth | $1,000,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Wirth | $125,000 | Approaches to many low water bridges were destroyed. Bridges on Big Creek and Martin Creek were severely damaged. A bridge on Shaw Cemetery Road was also damaged. Numerous rescues were necessary. |
| December 2009 | Flood | Wirth | $100,000 | Heavy rain led to flooding in many parts of Sharp County. Bridges in Cherokee Village were flooded, as were Hulett Rd. at Center, Charleston and Blackstone Streets in Cave City, the Orr Ave. Bridge at Ash Flat, Carpenter Rd. at Evening Shade, and Barnes Rd. Other locations closed due to flooding in Cherokee Village were the Town Center bridges, East Lakeshore near Pontiac, North Golf Course bridge, Beach Club Hill, West Waketa and Allegheny at the bridge and Griffin Bridge. Woodland Hills Rd. was flooded in Hardy. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wirth | $10,000 | Outbuildings were destroyed. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Wirth | - | Flash flooding which began on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Wirth | - | A strong tornado moved from eastern Fulton County into northern Sharp County. The tornado tracked from 5 miles southwest of Wirth to 1.8 miles east of Wirth. The tornado badly damaged two barns, with minor damaged at several residences. Three stock trailers were also overturned. Dozens of trees were downed, along with power poles and power lines. The tornado continued into Randolph County of the Memphis County Warning Area. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wirth | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Wirth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenstead (historical) | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Armstrong | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Sellers Store | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Ozark Acres | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hardy | 10.8 miles | 8 | |
| Baker | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Canton (historical) | 12.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cherokee Village | 12.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 56467. 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.




