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Bergman, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Elixir Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72601. The Survey maps it on the Bergman quadrangle. 426 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,211 feet above sea level.

Bergman within Boone County

On record in Bergman

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 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

49 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Bergman between 1997 and 2019, burning about 460 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 burning21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Arson/incendiarism7
Natural3
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
7 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 1997Natural16 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2012Debris and open burning6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 July 2005Debris and open burning9.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 June 2012Smoking2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 May 2016Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Bergman: 16 past producers, 14 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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
Alfred E. Granger PropertyManganeseOccurrence
Saturn PlacerLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Bailey OutcropsZincOccurrenceSmithsonite
BessieLead, ZincPast Producer1900
Big Mineral Placer ClaimZincOccurrenceUnknown
Bonanza MineZinc, LeadPast ProducerSmithsonite, Sphalerite
Buck Hollow ProspectsZincOccurrenceSmithsonite

Every working recorded in Boone County

Storms near this place

37 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bergman in 37 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 16 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2019Tornado (EF1)Bergman$700,000This tornado touched down just south of Zinc Road just southeast of Bergman in Boone County, where several trees were uprooted. After crossing Zinc Road, more trees were either uprooted or snapped, with some damage to site-built homes. Several mobile homes were either damaged or destroyed further northeast along Choctaw Lane and Daniels Road, especially those that were not strapped down. Several homes were damaged from large trees falling into the structures. Many outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along this path. Most of the damage was confined to areas along Daniels and Sugar Roads. This tornado lifted just north of Arkansas Hwy 7 in the Dixon Hollow area.
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Bergman$80,000Boone County Emergency Management performed an aerial damage survey near the communities of Bergman and Lead Hill in Boone County. A path of damage 3.4 miles in length was found beginning 2.8 miles north-northeast of Bergman, ending 1.7 miles southwest of South Lead Hill. Much of the damage path was characterized by uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs which converged on the center of the damage path. Damage to several homes was noted along the damage path. The worst of the damage removed part of the roof of a single family residence and destroyed a few outbuildings and several fences.
July 2009LightningBergman$10,000Lightning killed 12 cows, three calves, and a bull belonging to the Bergman High School FFA chapter. The cattle had huddled under a large oak tree when the lightning struck.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBergman-We had 3500 power outages reported within the Entergy network in Boone County, and the highest density of power outages were between Bergman and Harrison.
August 2019Flash FloodBergman-Flash flooding washed out part of a gravel road near Bergman. Also, several roads in other portions of the county had some water over them.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindBergman-A tree was down across York Drive.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindBergman-Two homes sustained roof damage on Devore Road south of Willis. Also, numerous trees were down between Bergman and Lead Hill.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindBergman-A thunderstorm blew a tree down across highway 281.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBergman-Two trees were up rooted 4 miles north northeast of Bergman.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBergman-Several trees were uprooted.
April 2017HailBergman-A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail from Bergman to Lead Hill.
August 2013Flash FloodBergman-Water covered roads in Bergman.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindBergman-A storm spotter estimated winds at 60 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBergman-Trees were bent over and touching the ground.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindBergman-Trees were reported down.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindBergman-Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Bergman-A weak tornado touched down about 2.5 miles southwest of Bergman and moved to the east before lifting 3 miles west of Zinc. The only damage noted along the path of the tornado were some trees that were broken or pushed over.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindBergman-Severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBergman-Some trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2022HailBergman-no account filed
February 2011HailBergman-no account filed
April 2011HailBergman-no account filed
April 2010HailBergman-no account filed
June 2007HailBergman-no account filed
April 2006HailBergman-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBergman-no account filed
April 2003HailBergman-no account filed
July 2002HailBergman-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBergman-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBergman-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBergman-no account filed
May 1998HailBergman-no account filed
April 1997HailBergman-no account filed
June 1995HailBergman-no account filed
October 1995HailBergman-no account filed
April 1994HailBergman-no account filed
March 1993HailBergman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Boone 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
Keener1.1 miles15
Oregon (historical)1.2 miles13
Wooden Hills3.1 miles13
Willis4.4 miles15
Hopewell4.7 miles13
Myrtle5.1 miles13
Zinc5.4 miles15
Winington6.0 miles15

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 BergmanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2386404The 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 76306. 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.