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Ash Flat, Arkansas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Richwoods Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72513. It stands on Richwoods Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ash Flat quadrangle. 1,137 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 663 feet above sea level.

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Ash Flat within Sharp County

Population over time

2 figures

Ash Flat grew from 1,082 to 1,137 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,082
20201,137+55 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

152 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Ash Flat between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,618 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 52 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 burning69
Arson/incendiarism52
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism45 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 1997Debris and open burning6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sharp County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ash Flat: 1 producer, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkClayOccurrence
Ash Flat QuarryStoneProducer
Ferris QuarryStoneProspect
UnkStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Sharp County

Storms near this place

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ash Flat in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 29 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 1998LightningAsh Flat1 hurtLightning struck a house in Ash Flat. The bolt of lightning travelled into the house and exited from one of the walls. A man was in the room at the time and was struck by the lightning bolt as it exited the wall. He suffered some minor burns to the back of his head. He was later treated and released from a local hospital.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$100,000Large oak trees were uprooted. Several fireworks stands were destroyed. Several buildings had damage to roofs and siding.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$75,000There were reports of roofs blown off buildings, and trailers were thrown across the parking lot and in ditches.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$75,000Trees were blown down and many barns and roofs had metal and shingles blown off. Many homes in the Ash Flat area lost power for hours.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$70,000Delayed report...significant damage occurred around Ash Flat, including several large trees blown down, damage to power poles, and one home with a metal roof torn off. South of town, a few houses were damaged by fallen trees, and a few barns or outbuildings sustained wind damage as well. This report was relayed via NWSChat from Ash Flat Fire Department. The time is based on radar data.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$30,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$25,000Trees were blown down across Ash Flat. Some of the falling trees took down power lines.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$20,000Two houses were damaged in the area.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$15,000Part of a tin roof was torn off a building. Road signs and one highway sign were bent or damaged. Power outages occurred.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$10,000Damaging winds destroyed a metal carport and caused sporadic damage, including tree damage, in the city of Ash Flat. The time was estimated from radar.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$10,000Part of the roof was torn off a shop building and a small horse barn was blown into a field.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$5,000Power lines were blown down and a tree was blown down on a house.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat$1,000A tree was blown down.
April 2026HailAsh Flat-Ping pong ball-sized hail fell in the town of Ash Flat.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-Multiple trees were blown down on the south side of Ash Flat.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-A few trees were downed.
April 2023HailAsh Flat-A picture was posted on social media of hail against a tape measure. Time was based on radar.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-Multiple trees were blown down across the county blocking several roadways within Sharp county.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-This wind gust was measured on the Ash Flat CWOP.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph gust.
March 2020HailAsh Flat-Golfball size hail was reported along Hwy. 167.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-Strong winds moved empty 55 gallon drums and tires across the road near the corner of Hwy 167 and Fairground Road, south of Ash Flat.
September 2020Flash FloodAsh Flat-Flash flooding was reported at Fairgrounds Rd. in Ash Flat.
July 2008Flash FloodAsh Flat-A low water crossing was flooded, and a car was swept off the roadway.
January 2007Flash FloodAsh Flat-Numerous roads and low water crossings throughout the county were flooded.
September 2007Flash FloodAsh Flat-Minor street flooding occurred.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-Trees downed.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and numerous trees.
May 2022HailAsh Flat-no account filed
April 2016HailAsh Flat-no account filed
April 2011HailAsh Flat-no account filed
May 2011HailAsh Flat-no account filed
May 2008HailAsh Flat-no account filed
April 2007HailAsh Flat-no account filed
April 2007HailAsh Flat-no account filed
March 2006HailAsh Flat-no account filed
September 2006HailAsh Flat-no account filed
September 2006HailAsh Flat-no account filed
February 2005HailAsh Flat-no account filed
July 2004HailAsh Flat-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
April 2003HailAsh Flat-no account filed
September 2003Flash FloodAsh Flat-no account filed
January 2000Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
October 2000Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
October 2000HailAsh Flat-no account filed
April 1999HailAsh Flat-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
July 1996HailAsh Flat-no account filed
July 1996HailAsh Flat-no account filed
July 1996HailAsh Flat-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
July 1996HailAsh Flat-no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindAsh Flat-no account filed
April 1995HailAsh Flat-no account filed
April 1994HailAsh Flat-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sharp County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ballard3.3 miles9
Kings Mills (historical)3.9 miles9
Stuart5.5 miles10
Highland5.7 miles10
Draft (historical)5.9 miles10
Hidden Valley6.2 miles10
Cherokee Village7.1 miles10
Center7.3 miles9

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 Ash FlatAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79300The 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 76202. 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.