Bentonville, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Alexander Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65355. It lies near Button Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Quincy quadrangle. It stands 935 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1945 USGS Fristoe quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Harry S Truman Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
70 words on this townshipA Sketch of the History of Benton County, Missouri, published 1876 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Alexander Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Alexander Township - 70 words.
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Bentonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,975 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 33 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177385-09342-04212018-1600 |
| 11 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 18 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230759-09342-03082020-2204 |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 113 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bentonville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bentonville in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2026: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bentonville | $20,000 | Numerous power poles and power lines are down at Highway 83 and Highway EE northeast of Harper. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bentonville | $3,000 | An outbuilding was flipped upside down northeast of Harper. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Bentonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield (historical) | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Wisdom | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Avery | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Pom-o-sa Heights | 5.8 miles | 23 | |
| Valley View | 7.4 miles | 23 | |
| Gabriels Mills | 7.9 miles | 23 | |
| Dell Junction | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Whitakerville | 8.8 miles | 23 |
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 Bentonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4890649 | 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 740671. 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.










