Arcadia Park, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75211. It lies near Chalk Hill. The Survey maps it on the Duncanville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
188 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 188 fires within 5 miles of Arcadia Park between 2014 and 2018, burning about 69 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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/undetermined | 155 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PERRYTON |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STARETTA |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUNCANVILLE RD |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALTOONA |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUMANE |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S WLATON WALKER |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PLYMOUTH |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BICKERS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Arcadia Park: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Quarry | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dallas Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| General Portland Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Eagle-Ford Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Portland Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Texas Ind Inc Dallas Lightweight | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arcadia Park in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Arcadia Park | $80,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey found evidence of a tornado that produced EF-0 damage to a warehouse building. Several windows were blown out of a warehouse in Cockrell Hill. The building suffered roof damage as well, as the tornado moved generally from the southwest to the northeast. |
| December 2013 | Heavy Rain | Arcadia Park | $13,000 | Weather played a role in the death of a person who crashed their truck in the 4500 block of Davis Street near Cockrell Hill Rd. The roads were slick due to rain at the time of the accident. No other information about the deceased could be found. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arcadia Park | $10,000 | Buildings were damaged at the intersection of I-30 and Cockrell Hill. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Arcadia Park | - | Report of 1.25 inch hail from mPING. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Arcadia Park | - | A trained spotter reported that parts of Jefferson Blvd in Cockrell Hill were impassable due to high water, and police barricades were put in place. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Arcadia Park | - | A social media report indicated that Illinois Ave was being closed between Knoxville and Duncanville Streets due to high water. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Arcadia Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockrell Hill | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Eagle Ford | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Kenwood | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Cole | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Westwood Park | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Ledbetter Hills | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Lakeland Heights | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Grand Prairie | 4.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1329658. 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.






