Beaver, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Western Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72631. It sits by Poker Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Beaver quadrangle. 67 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 932 feet above sea level.
On record in Beaver
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Beaver Bridgelisted 1990
Population over time
2 figuresBeaver fell from 100 to 67 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100 | |
| 2020 | 67 | -33 (-33%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1900 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Eureka Springs quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Beaver between 1993 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DODGE HOLLOW ATV |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | TWIN VISTAS |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | 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 Beaver: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radium Cave | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaver in 32 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Beaver | 1 killed | Leatherwood Creek flooded portions of Highway 187 near Elk Ranch. A vehicle was swept off the road by these flood waters. The vehicle was quickly found by first responders but the victim's body wasn't found until April 6th. |
| August 2013 | Flood | Beaver | $100,000 | State Line Drive bridge in Holiday Island was under water and nearly washed out. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Beaver | $100,000 | Butler Creek flooded portions of Highway 187 between Beaver and Highway 62. A person was swept away from a vehicle while trying to cross a low water bridge near Beaver resulting in a swift water rescue. The flooding washed away portions of roads. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Beaver | $100,000 | Some homes in the Holiday Island area were damaged from rising flood water. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Beaver | $15,000 | Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Beaver | $15,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a boat dock on Lake Leatherwood. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $5,000 | Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind across northwestern Carroll County. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour uprooted trees and damaged a trailer at Holiday Island. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. The trees and power lines blocked roads. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $100 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $100 | Isolated severe thunderstorms developed in extreme northwest Arkansas during the afternoon of July 9th and produced damaging winds. Large tree limbs were blown down 1 mile north of Rogers and in Beaver. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees, and snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree in Holiday Island. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Beaver | - | Portions of Highway 187 near the Beaver Bridge were closed due to flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Beaver | - | Portions of Highway 187 near the Beaver Bridge remained closed due to continued flooding. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | A storm spotter reported several large trees uprooted or snapped by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs at a campground. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew down numerous trees in the Holiday Island area. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Beaver | - | Dime size hail was reported at Holiday Island. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Island | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Gaskins (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Walden (historical) | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Busch | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Hill | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Junction (historical) | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tunnel (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Eureka Springs | 5.2 miles | 12 |
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 Beaver | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2580708 | 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 57351. 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.









