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Bismarck, Arkansas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bismarck Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71929. The Survey maps it on the Bismarck quadrangle. 229 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 531 feet above sea level.

Bismarck within Hot Spring County

On record in Bismarck

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

6 surveys from 8 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

153 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Bismarck between 1997 and 2020, burning about 745 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 42 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 burning60
Arson/incendiarism42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined31
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1997Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1997Arson/incendiarism12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1997Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hot Spring County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bismarck: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Clark Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Hot Spring County

Storms near this place

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bismarck in 71 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 37 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. 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
February 2013Thunderstorm WindBismarck4 hurt, $175,000A house was destroyed when it slid off its foundation. Three vehicles were moved and one was overturned. Four people inside the house suffered injuries. One of the people ended up in the front yard. A small pool house, located only about 20 feet behind the destroyed house, had virtually no damage to it.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBismarck$100,000Delayed report...The press box was blown off of the bleachers at the Bismarck High School Football Field. Additional damage was done to a gas station awning off of Hwy. 84 and Hwy. 7. The time was estimated by radar.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindBismarck$75,000Barns and sheds were damaged or destroyed, a carport was blown away, shingles were blown off roofs, and trees and power lines were blown down.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBismarck$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines and blew several cars off of the road.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindBismarck$20,000Trees downed power lines in Bismarck, and caused damage to a shed and two boats.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBismarck$15,000Numerous trees were blown down in Bismarck and along Arkansas 84 just east of town.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindBismarck$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Bismarck.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBismarck$15,000A shed roof was blown off, a carport was damaged, and trees were blown down.
May 2001LightningBismarck$15,000Lightning struck a trailer that contained ammunition. A fire was ignited by the lightning strike which destroyed the trailer.
February 2018Flash FloodBismarck$10,000Road was washed out at the highway 7 and 84 intersection in Bismarck.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBismarck$10,000Widespread damage at Bismark. At least 3 large oak trees down. Two outbuildings were destroyed.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindBismarck$10,000High winds caused some damage to some buildings around De Gray Lake.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBismarck$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Bismarck.
April 2008Flash FloodBismarck$10,000Flooding occurred at the junction of Arkansas Highways 7 and 84. Flooding also occurred on Hickory Grove and Mountain View Roads.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBismarck$5,000Winds caused minor damage to the Southern Bancorp building in Bismarck.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindBismarck$500Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Trees and power lines were blown down with a few of these trees damaging homes in Bismarck. Trees were also down across Highway 128 near Caney.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindBismarck-The emergency manager called to say that multiple trees were down across Hot Spring County. A tree was on a home in Bismarck.
March 2020HailBismarck-In addition to quarter size hail, the observer reported one inch of rain in 45 minutes.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Power lines were blown down in the 6000 block of Highway 7.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindBismarck-A tree was blown over.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Power lines were blown down across Highway 7 near Bismarck.
February 2018Flash FloodBismarck-Hickory Grove Rd. was flooded by water in Bismarck.
February 2018Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Trees and powerlines were reported to be blown down in the town of Bismarck.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindBismarck-A few trees were reported down.
May 2015FloodBismarck-Highway 7 south of Bismark was flooded.
November 2012HailBismarck-Hail ranging from .50 inch to 1.50 inches in diameter fell in the Bismarck area. The hail covered the ground in some places.
July 2010Flash FloodBismarck-Water covered the road at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 84 and 7.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Some large limbs were down across the area.
March 2008HailBismarck-Hail covered the ground in Bismarck.
May 2007Flash FloodBismarck-Arkansas Highway 7 was flooded north of Bismarck.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Large tree limbs downed.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Some trees were blown down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Several trees were knocked down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Trees down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and large tree limbs.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and large limbs.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
November 2001Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindBismarck-Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 1998HailBismarck-Hail up to golfball size damaged several vehicles.
April 2022HailBismarck-no account filed
April 2022HailBismarck-no account filed
July 2022HailBismarck-no account filed
May 2020HailBismarck-no account filed
April 2014HailBismarck-no account filed
March 2013HailBismarck-no account filed
May 2008HailBismarck-no account filed
May 2008HailBismarck-no account filed
April 2008HailBismarck-no account filed
April 2007HailBismarck-no account filed
November 2005HailBismarck-no account filed
July 2003HailBismarck-no account filed
May 2003HailBismarck-no account filed
April 2002HailBismarck-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBismarck-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindBismarck-no account filed
February 1999HailBismarck-no account filed
March 1999HailBismarck-no account filed
January 1999HailBismarck-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hot Spring 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
Lambert2.0 miles8
Oak Bower2.3 miles8
Duffie (historical)3.5 miles8
Old De Roche3.9 miles8
Beaton4.9 miles8
De Roche6.1 miles7
Caney6.5 miles7
Sanders (historical)7.0 miles7

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 BismarckAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3250708The 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 57383. 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.