Worden, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cypert Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72010. It stands on Grassy Slough. The Survey maps it on the Augusta SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500
- 1968 USGS Augusta SW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1971 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Worden between 1998 and 2020, burning about 1,257 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
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 Worden: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Worden in 4 storm reports between 1994 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worden | $5,000 | A number of trees were snapped and blown down. Additionally, a carport and deck sustained damage. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worden | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Worden | - | Penny size hail occurred in the Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Liberty Valley | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Bald Knob | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mitchell Corner | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Keeler Corner | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Russell | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Midway | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Twentythree | 6.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58917. 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.






