Y City, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 6. It lies in ZIP code area 72926. It stands on Tan-a-hill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Y City quadrangle.
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.
- 1890 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1899 USGS Poteau Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Mena quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Y City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Mena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Y City between 1992 and 2019, burning about 338 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 8 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 31 acres | Ouachita National Forest | MINER FIRE |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | Y-CITY |
| 29 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | SINGLE TREE |
| 29 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | TAN-A-HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Y City: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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.
Storms near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Y City in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 15 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | $125,000 | Barns were blown down, roofs were blown off chicken houses and barns, and trees were blown down. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | $5,000 | Trees were down. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Y City | - | Quarter-sized hail fell between the towns of Y-City and Boles. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Y City | - | Lime-sized hail fell in the community of Y-City. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Y City | - | Golf-ball sized hail fell in the town of Y-City. |
| January 2022 | Heavy Rain | Y City | - | COCORAHS observer in southern Scott County measured 3.50 inches of rain since the day before. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | Numerous trees were reported down. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Y City | - | Highway 71 at Y City was closed due to the high water. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | A tree was down at Hwy. 270 and 71 at Y City and on Hwy. 28 West near Cauthron. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | Trees were blown down on U.S. Hwy 270 at Y City. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | Multiple trees were blown down as big as 12 inches in diameter. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Y City | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur just to the northeast of Y City. Several county roads in the area were covered by high water for a short period of time. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | Some large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Y City | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Y City | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Hail | Y City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chant (historical) | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Boles | 3.4 miles | 31 | |
| Buffalo (historical) | 4.7 miles | 31 | |
| Nella | 4.9 miles | 31 | |
| Gate (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Needmore | 5.5 miles | 31 | |
| Shiloh | 5.6 miles | 31 | |
| Keener | 6.5 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 74218. 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.









