Pope County, Arkansas

112 topographic sheets cover 70 settlements here, and 38 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

38 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States

Pope County within Arkansas

What the record shows

1,280 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
38 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 24 buildings, 6 structures, 5 districts, 2 sites and 1 object.
3 of the 38 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 71 populated places in this county; 70 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Atkins Commercial Historic District	district	2009	09000739
Caraway Hall-Arkansas Tech University	building	1992	92001213
Center Valley Well House	structure	1992	92001206
Confederate Mothers Memorial Park	object	1996	96000500
Fair View School	building	2000	00000030
First Christian Church	building	2006	06000418
Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building-Arkansas Tech University	building	1992	92001212
Thomas J. Hankins House	building	2013	13000788
Hughes Hall-Arkansas Tech University	building	1992	92001210
Henry R. Koen Forest Service Building	building	1989	89001628
Latimore Tourist Home	building	2012	11001049
Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson Rd-Fourth Street Segment	structure	2009	08001342
Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson Rd-Fourth Street Segment	structure	2009	08001342
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Atkins	building	1992	92000600
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Russellville	building	1992	92000620
Mountain View School	building	1992	92001207
Norristown Cemetery	site	1995	94001415
William H. Norwood House	building	2019	100003988
Old South Restaurant	building	1999	99001064
Old Town Historic District	district	2024	100010836
Physical Education Building-Arkansas Tech University	building	1992	92001211
Potts Inn	building	1970	70000123
Pottsville Citizen's Bank	building	2002	02000261
Pottsville Commercial Historic District	district	2005	04001510
Pottsville Dipping Vat	structure	2006	06000086
Reed Cemetery	site	2023	100009433
Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20	building	1994	94000855
Russellville Downtown Historic District	district	1996	96000941
Russellville Masonic Temple	building	2005	05000499
Russellville Public Library	building	2000	00001319
Russellville West Overpass	structure	2021	100006927
Threlkeld House	building	2000	00000610
US 64, Old, Scotia Segment	structure	2007	07000959
John W. White House	district	1988	88000524
W. J. White House	building	1978	78000617
Williamson Hall-Arkansas Tech University	building	1992	92001208
Wilson Hall-Arkansas Tech University	building	1992	92001209
Wilson House	building	1978	78000618

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

586 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 586 of them, burning about 6,619 acres. 39 started naturally and 172 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Arson/incendiarism	172
Debris and open burning	169
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	104
Equipment and vehicle use	54
Natural	39
Smoking	14
Misuse of fire by a minor	11
Power generation/transmission/distribution	10
Recreation and ceremony	7
Fireworks	4
Railroad operations and maintenance	1
Other causes	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
14 April 2006	Arson/incendiarism	850 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	SULPHUR CREEK #2
18 November 1999	Fireworks	505 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	NARROWS
3 July 2012	Arson/incendiarism	471 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	PEA RIDGE
3 April 1996	Equipment and vehicle use	253 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	SOLO
29 January 2018	Arson/incendiarism	176 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	FORK
10 September 2005	Debris and open burning	130 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
8 March 2017	Debris and open burning	130 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	EASTFORK II
7 April 2006	Natural	130 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	SULPHUR CREEK

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1953 to 2026

60 of 601 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 601 reports for this county, causing 9 deaths, 46 injuries and about $30,880,400 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	315
Hail	190
Flash Flood	37
Tornado	29
Flood	14
Lightning	6
Heavy Rain	6
Funnel Cloud	4

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
February 2008	Tornado (EF3)	Galla Rock	5 killed, 15 hurt, $11,500,000	The tornado moved out of the Carden Bottoms area of Yell County, crossing the Arkansas River, and re-entering Pope County southwest of Atkins. The intensity and width of the tornado increased quickly within just a couple of miles after it moved across the Arkansas River. According to a survey by the Red Cross, damage included 46 houses destroyed, 19 houses with major damage, 37 houses with minor damage, and 2 other houses affected. In addition, 6 mobile homes were destroyed, 1 mobile home had major damage, and 4 others suffered minor damage. Several businesses were damaged as well. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. Several vehicles were blown off Interstate 40 as the tornado crossed the highway. One fatality occurred in the Lucky Landing area when a woman was thrown from her mobile home. Three fatalities, all members of a single family, occurred at a house on the east side of Atkins. Another fatality occurred in the Happy Bend community when a man left his mobile home and took shelter in a large, metal, intermodal shipping container. The container was blown hundreds of yards into the woods. The tornado then moved into Conway County, in the area west of Hattieville.
May 1961	Tornado (F2)	not stated	1 killed, 4 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
January 2008	Tornado (EF2)	Moreland	1 killed, 1 hurt, $3,500,000	A tornado touched down in central Pope County and tracked to the northeast. The Pope County Office of Emergency Management reported that 42 residential structures were affected. Of these, seven were destroyed, six had minor damage, and the rest had moderate to heavy damage. In addition, six chicken houses, two barns, and a number of outbuildings were destroyed, a travel trailer and motor home were overturned, and hundreds of trees were blown down. A 61 year-old man was killed and his wife was injured when their double-wide mobile home was destroyed on Simba Road, about 1.4 miles south-southeast of Appleton. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe declared Pope County a state disaster area. The tornado continued into Conway County.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Economy	1 killed, $40,000	Straight line winds blew over several trees, one of which fell onto a double-wide mobile home, killing 1 person.
July 2018	Lightning	Oakland Hgts	1 killed	A 67 year old male was killed by a lightning strike. The man was outside working on his yard at the time of the strike. The time is estimated based on radar data, but there were storms near Russellville from 1 pm through 2 pm CDT.
March 1953	Tornado (F3)	not stated	7 hurt, $2,500	no account filed
September 1970	Tornado (F2)	not stated	5 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
February 1975	Tornado (F2)	not stated	4 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
February 1956	Tornado (F3)	not stated	2 hurt, $250,000	no account filed
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Russellville	2 hurt	A tree fell on a vehicle near East 4th Street in Russellville. Two people were extricated from the vehicle and taken to the local hospital.
April 1999	Tornado (F2)	Russellville	2 hurt	no account filed
November 1988	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	2 hurt	no account filed
March 1997	Tornado (F1)	Oak Grove	1 hurt, $5,000,000	no account filed
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Economy	1 hurt	NWS survey crews determined thunderstorm wind damage was caused by a microburst near Atkins, AR. One serious injury was reported. Wind gusts were estimated to be between 80 and 90 mph.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Atkins	$1,500,000	Widespread tree damaged occurred, and about 30 homes were damaged by the falling trees. A wall of a food plant was blown down, and a rail station at another business was damaged. Several other businesses suffered damage, as well. Many power lines were blown down. A pavilion at a church collapsed. Two chicken houses were badly damaged.
March 2008	Flash Flood	London	$1,500,000	Minor flooding was reported along side streets in Russellville. Two individuals were rescued from their home in Scottsville before the house floated down the Illinois Bayou. A portion of West Parkway Drive in Russellville was closed due to flooding. North Elizabeth Road, Peaceful Valley Road and Humphrey Road in Dover were closed. Lee Mountain Road was washed out one mile north of Rushing Road. Parts of Arkansas Highway 7 in the Ozark National Forest were affected by washouts and landslides.
June 2019	Flood	Odita	$1,000,000	Heavy rain and upstream reservoir releases led to flooding on the Arkansas River at Dardanelle. The record crest was 45.91 feet on 5/31/19.
May 2019	Flood	Humphrey	$1,000,000	River flooding began on the Arkansas River at Dardanelle May 24 and continued through the end of the month. The river crested there at 45.91 feet on May 31 and this was a record stage.
November 2011	Flash Flood	London	$1,000,000	Parts of U.S. 64 and Arkansas 7, 25, 27, and 124 were closed due to flooding. Numerous major intersections in Russellville were flooded, some with more than 2 feet of water. Many vehicles stalled in the high water. A shopping center on Arkansas Ave. in Russellville flooded. Several residences in the Russellville and Dover areas had to be evacuated. Altogether, the county 911 dispatch center received about 150 calls for assistance during the flooding.
May 2014	Tornado (EF1)	Taral	$250,000	An EF1 tornado destroyed a chicken house, which had no chickens in it. Two other chicken houses had minor damage. A mobile home was overturned. Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Augsburg	$250,000	The central portion of the county was flooded, causing damage to 18 roads. Roads and culverts were washed out. Some roads were closed due to flooding. Some houses were damaged. Flooding occurred at Pine Hill Bridge. Elizabeth Street bridge was impassable and a culvert and 40 feet of road were washed out at the city raw water pumps. A car was under water at Morgan Road and Market Street.
May 2011	Flood	Pelsor	$250,000	no account filed
March 1976	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
January 2013	Flash Flood	Moreland	$200,000	Water flowed over multiple bridges on county roads. Parts of Arkansas Ave./Arkansas 7 were closed. Water entered some houses and apartments.
April 2011	Flood	Pelsor	$200,000	Widespread areal flooding occurred.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Simpson	$185,000	A number of county roads were damaged by flooding, especially around Treat and Crow Mountain. Mount Zion Road was closed due to flooding.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Odita	$125,000	Flash flooding occurred in Russellville. One photo on social media showed water halfway up the doors of cars.
September 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Pottsville	$125,000	Thunderstorm winds destroyed two poultry houses.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	London	$100,000	Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down. One tree fell on a car, and two others landed on a house. Thousands of people in the area from Russellville to west of Dover lost power.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Augsburg	$100,000	Many trees and power lines were blown down. Tin roofs were damaged on farm buildings. A hay barn was blown down. Power poles were snapped, carports were destroyed, and business signs were blown out.
January 2007	Flash Flood	Russellville	$90,000	Heavy rains fell across Pope County and flooded a number of county and other secondary roads.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Oakland Hgts	$60,000	Several trees were uprooted. Several buildings had signs blown in, windows blown in, and roofs with shingle damage. Winds blew in the glass doors of Fred's Pharmacy. All damage is consistent with straight-line winds of 75-85 mph.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Scottsville	$60,000	Trees, power poles, and power lines were blown down. One of the trees fell on a house. Arkansas Highway 27 was blocked for several hours.
March 2022	Tornado (EF1)	Augsburg	$50,000	This tornado started in west central Pope county, just northeast of Augsburg and tracked northeast for approximately 16 miles, before dissipating in central Pope county. Mostly tree damage was noted. There was some structural damage, with the worst damage to a home 1.1 miles west-northwest of Pleasant Valley with extensive roof damage. The sliding doors, three of them, on a volunteer fire department were also blown in about 0.8 mile north of Pleasant Valley along Highway 7.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Atkins	$50,000	Multiple trees and power lines were down across the county. A tree fell on a house in Atkins.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Oakland Hgts	$50,000	Numerous trees and powerlines were down across the county. A tree fell on a home in Russellville.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Oakland Hgts	$50,000	A tree fell on a home.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Atkins	$50,000	Trees were down at Atkins. A home was heavily damaged by a fallen tree.
February 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Oak Grove	$50,000	A chicken house and 3 barns were damaged between Hector and Atkins.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Pottsville	$50,000	Metal roofing was removed from a row of businesses. Numerous trees were down or snapped.
March 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Oakland Hgts	$50,000	Some windows and a portion of a wall was blown out of the top floor of the two story Moor Building. Other businesses had roof damage, and many lost power due to the high winds.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Russellville	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Economy	$50,000	Tin was blown off a chicken house and several dozen trees were blown down.
February 2008	Tornado (EF1)	Holla Bend	$50,000	The tornado from Yell County tracked into the Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge in Pope County. Damage was limited to trees being blown down on the southeast side of the refuge. The tornado then tracked back into Yell County, in the Carden Bottoms area.
April 2008	Flood	Odita	$50,000	Moderate flooding at the Dardanelle stream gage on the Arkansas River occurred for two and a half days. The Arkansas River rose to 36.3 feet, the highest level since May, 1990, and primarily impacted the low land within the levee system. Damages were primarily to agricultural lands and some county roads.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Russellville	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Pottsville	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Long Pool	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees.
November 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Scottsville	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and tore the roof off a building. Several homes in the area also sustained some minor damage.
February 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Hector	$40,000	A roof was torn off of a barn in Hector. Roof debris blocked Pine Street.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Oakland Hgts	$40,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in the Russellville area.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Atkins	$30,000	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Dover	$30,000	Trees and power lines were blown down around Dover.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Pottsville	$30,000	Numerous trees were blown down.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	London	$30,000	A tree was blown down onto a house.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Russellville	$30,000	Numerous power lines were down across Pope County.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	London	$30,000	A boat dock from Lake Dardanelle was thrown onto the shore.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Oakland Hgts	$25,000	A tree was blown down in Russellville, and there were reports of trees and power lines down across the county.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Appleton	$25,000	Numerous trees were blown down and two barns had damage to their doors and roofs.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Pottsville	$25,000	Trees, power lines, and street signs were blown down.

Mines and quarries

96 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 96 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 85 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken	42
Sand and Gravel, Construction	36
Stone	10
Clay	6
Titanium	1
Iron	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status
Black-Sands Deposit	Titanium	Occurrence
Jacimore Ocher Cave	Iron	Unknown
Bernice	Clay	Past Producer
R. L. Bewley Tract	Clay	Prospect
Shale Pit	Clay	Unknown
Shale Pit	Clay	Unknown
Shale Pit	Clay	Unknown
Shale Pit	Clay	Unknown
Bernice Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Unknown	Stone	Unknown
Dardanelle Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Jack Duvall Quarry & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Mobley Construction Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
New Hope Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Pope County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Pope County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Pope County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Barton Qy	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Cabot Sandstone Operations	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Corps of Engineers - Dardanelle Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Ferguson Quarry & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
New Hope Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Pelsor Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Pensacola Construction Co. Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Pitts Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Pope County Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Pope County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Pope County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Riverside Rock Quarry & Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Scott Materials Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown
Us Army Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Unknown

The county's history books

16,253 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

D. Porter West's Early History of Pope County; a Story.. (1906)

Chapter	Length
The whole text	16,253 words in 2 parts

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Appleton

District 4 · 72823 · On Anderson Creek · Jerusalem quadrangle

18 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Atkins

District 1 · 72823 · Atkins quadrangle

18 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Augsburg

District 6 · 72847 · On Augsburg Mountain · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Baker Creek

District 7 · 72802 · On Bakers Creek · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Bernice

District 12 · 72802 · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Bertha

District 4 · 72839 · Near McMinn Knob · Fort Douglas quadrangle

14 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Bethel

District 12 · 72802 · Holla Bend quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Boiling Springs

District 4 · 72843 · On Dare Creek · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Broomfield

District 4 · 72837 · Dover quadrangle

20 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Bullfrog Valley

District 4 · 72837 · Near Evans Mountain · Treat quadrangle

14 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Buttermilk

District 3 · 72802 · On Clear Creek · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Caglesville

District 4 · 72802 · Near Iron Ore Mountain · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Center Valley

District 7 · 72802 · Russellville East quadrangle

20 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Cumberland

District 5 · 72837 · Near Shinn Mountain · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Dover

District 5 · 72837 · Near College Hill · Dover quadrangle

20 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Economy

District 3 · 72823 · On Gum Log Creek · Moreland quadrangle

17 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Ella

District 4 · 72843 · Tilly quadrangle

22 sheets, 1879 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Falerno

District 6 · 72846 · On Wilson Creek · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Famous

District 6 · 72837 · Near Augsburg Mountain · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Freeman Springs

District 4 · 72837 · Near Burgiss Knob · Sand Gap quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Freeman Springs

District 4 · 72837 · Near Burgiss Knob · Sand Gap quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Gabriel

District 4 · 72843 · On Meyer Branch · Solo quadrangle

21 sheets, 1879 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Galla Rock

District 1 · 72823 · Atkins quadrangle

18 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Georgetown

District 6 · 72847 · Near Negro Hill · Delaware quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Gold Hill

District 1 · 72823 · On Horsehead Branch · Atkins quadrangle

18 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Happy Bend

District 3 · 72823 · On White Oak Creek · Hattieville quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Hector

District 4 · 72843 · On Dare Creek · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Holla Bend

District 2 · 72858 · Holla Bend quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Laurel

District 4 · 72837 · On Bob Bates Fork · Simpson quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Leta

District 4 · 72843 · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992

No longer a settlement
London

District 6 · 72847 · Near Negro Hill · Delaware quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Lost Corner

District 4 · 72080 · Near Oak Mountain · Lost Corner quadrangle

21 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Mars Hill

District 1 · 72858 · Moreland quadrangle

17 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Mill Creek

District 6 · 72802 · On Mill Creek · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Moreland

District 3 · 72837 · Moreland quadrangle

17 sheets, 1892 to 1992
New Hope

District 2 · 72802 · Holla Bend quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Nogo

District 4 · 72843 · Near Brown Mountain · Smyrna quadrangle

22 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Norristown

District 9 · 72802 · On Norristown Mountain · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
North Dardanelle

District 12 · 72802 · On Whig Creek · Dardanelle quadrangle

21 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Northwood

District 4 · 72843 · Near Bear Hollow · Lost Corner quadrangle

21 sheets, 1879 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Oak Grove

District 4 · 72802 · Moreland quadrangle

17 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Okay

District 4 · 72080 · Lost Corner quadrangle

21 sheets, 1879 to 1992

No longer a settlement
Ouitaville

District 9 · 72802 · On Prairie Creek · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Piney

District 6 · 72837 · Near Parker Mountain · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Pisgah

District 2 · 72858 · Holla Bend quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Pleasant Valley

District 5 · 72837 · Near Lee Mountain · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Pless

District 6 · 72847 · Knoxville quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Pottsville

District 2 · 72858 · On Cove Branch · Holla Bend quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Raspberry

District 4 · 72686 · On Reeves Branch · Smyrna quadrangle

22 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Retta

District 4 · 72843 · Near Crouch Hollow · Solo quadrangle

21 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Rock Springs

District 4 · 72843 · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Ross

District 6 · 72846 · Near Colony Mountain · Knoxville quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Russellville

District 11 · 72802 · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Sand Gap

District 4 · 72837 · Near Sollys Knob · Sand Gap quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Scotia

District 6 · 72847 · Delaware quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Scottsville

District 4 · 72837 · On Little Creek · Dover quadrangle

20 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Shiloh

District 7 · 72802 · On Shiloh Creek · Russellville West quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Silex

District 4 · 72837 · Treat quadrangle

14 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Simpson

District 4 · 72837 · Near Gulf Hollow · Simpson quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Smyrna

District 4 · 72843 · Near Graveyard Hollow · Smyrna quadrangle

22 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Solo

District 4 · 72686 · Near Younger Mountain · Solo quadrangle

21 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Tag

District 4 · 72837 · On West Fork North Fork Illinois Bayou · Simpson quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Taral

District 5 · 72837 · Near Linker Mountain · Russellville East quadrangle

20 sheets, 1888 to 1993
Tatetown

District 6 · 72846 · On Wilson Creek · Lee Mountain quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

No longer a settlement
Tilly

District 4 · 72843 · Tilly quadrangle

22 sheets, 1879 to 1992
Treat

District 4 · 72839 · Near Cedar Hollow · Treat quadrangle

14 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Victor

District 4 · 72686 · Near Treadwell Hollow · Sand Gap quadrangle

15 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Walnut Grove

District 4 · 72843 · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Welcome

District 4 · 72843 · On Bradley Creek · Hector quadrangle

16 sheets, 1892 to 1992
Wilson

District 1 · 72823 · Atkins quadrangle

18 sheets, 1889 to 1992
Worthen

District 2 · 72858 · Holla Bend quadrangle

19 sheets, 1888 to 1993

The vanished settlements of Pope County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.