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Woodberry, Arkansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Township 7. It lies in ZIP code area 71744. The Survey maps it on the Woodberry quadrangle.

Woodberry within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

119 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Woodberry between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,414 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined45
Debris and open burning29
Equipment and vehicle use20
Natural14
Arson/incendiarism6
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 2005Natural2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2005Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2006Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2005Natural78 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Woodberry: 20 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Calhoun Cnty PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Holly Springs Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
J B Jones PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Loveless MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

Storms near this place

21 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodberry in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2007LightningWoodberry$500,000Lightning struck an electrical substation and set fire to a large transformer. Power was initially knocked out to a large part of Calhoun County, but some of the power was restored quickly. The most prolonged power outages occurred in the areas around Highland Industrial Park and Locust Bayou.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWoodberry$75,000A mobile home plus four barns and outbuildings were damaged. Some trees and power poles were blown down.
September 2008Flash FloodWoodberry$50,000Flooding occurred on some of the highways around the Highland Industrial Park.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWoodberry$5,000Some trees were blown down.
May 2009Flash FloodWoodberry$5,000Flooding occurred on County Road 95 and Woodberry Road.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodberry$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down some large trees.
September 2025Flash FloodWoodberry-Portions of Arkansas Highway 203 were covered by high water deeming them impassable.
December 2022Thunderstorm WindWoodberry-Multiple trees were blown down near the intersection of Highway 274 and Highway 167.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindWoodberry-A tree was uprooted by strong thunderstorm wind gusts and landed on a house.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindWoodberry-Trees were blown down near the town of Woodberry. Quarter sized hail was also observed.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodberry-A large tree was blown down in a field.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodberry-A few trees were reported down.
August 2005Flash FloodWoodberry-Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding near Woodberry where several roads were flooded.
December 2005Tornado (F1)Woodberry-A weak tornado touched down briefly in Calhoun County, about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Woodberry. The tornado was on the ground for about 2.7 miles before dissipating 3 miles north-northeast of Hampton. The only damage noted along the path of the tornado were some trees broken off or uprooted.
December 2003Tornado (F1)Woodberry-A weak tornado touched down briefly just to the northeast of the Woodberry community on Calhoun County. A mobile home was damaged when a portion of a tree fell through the roof. Three sheds were destroyed and a carport was overturned. Several dozen pine trees were uprooted or broken off along the path of the tornado. A power pole was broken as well.
May 2002Flash FloodWoodberry-Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding around the Woodberry area. Several county roads, as well as Highway 274, were covered by high water and resulted in closures.
September 2013Heavy RainWoodberry-no account filed
July 2004HailWoodberry-no account filed
May 1999HailWoodberry-no account filed
May 1999HailWoodberry-no account filed
July 1997HailWoodberry-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Calhoun 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hampton3.9 miles12
Smead (historical)5.6 miles16
Cram7.4 miles12
Big Hill7.8 miles12
Harrell8.0 miles12
Delhi (historical)8.1 miles16
Locust Bayou8.3 miles16
Unco8.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58908. 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.