Worthen, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 72858. The Survey maps it on the Holla Bend quadrangle. It stands 394 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #4 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Holla Bend quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Holla Bend quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Worthen between 1997 and 2020, burning about 335 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Worthen: 14 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dierks Crystal Area No 6 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Bernice Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Worthen in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Worthen | - | Power lines were blown down along with power poles snapped. The power lines were hanging just feet above the ground across U.S. Hwy 64 between Atkins and Pottsville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsville | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Mars Hill | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pisgah (historical) | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Atkins | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Bethel | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Gold Hill | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| New Hope | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Galla Rock | 5.3 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Worthen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8037197 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 81905. 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.









