Bodcaw, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Parker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71858. The Survey maps it on the Bodcaw quadrangle. 121 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
3 figuresBodcaw fell from 154 to 121 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 154 | |
| 2010 | 138 | -16 (-10%) |
| 2020 | 121 | -17 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1901 USGS Gurdon quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Bodcaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Hope quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
100 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Bodcaw between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,077 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bodcaw: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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.
Storms near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bodcaw in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a number of roofs and blew down numerous trees and power lines. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Bodcaw | $50,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds around 90 mph touched down near Highway 32, where it uprooted a few trees and snapped several large limbs. After crossing the highway, it moved northwest to near Nevada 15 where it picked up a metal overhang and threw it approximately 150 yards over a home and into a nearby field. The tornado also snapped and uprooted several hardwood and softwood trees near this location. It also uprooted several more trees as it crossed Nevada 15 and then lifted near the intersection of Nevada 120 and Nevada 15 in the Bodcaw community. |
| December 2009 | Flash Flood | Bodcaw | $40,000 | Local Coordinator reported that Hwy. 299 between Laneburg and Emmett, Hwy 371 between Prescott and Blevins, and numerous county roads are closed due to flooding. There have been several traffic accidents due to these conditions. Due to the infrastructure problems throughout the county, Nevada County will receive Federal assistance. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Bodcaw | $10,000 | A high water rescue was performed on County Road 5 near Bodcaw, Arkansas when a car became stranded. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Widespread trees were blown down across Nevada County. |
| February 2013 | Hail | Bodcaw | - | Hail fell south of Bodcaw, Arkansas. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Large tree limbs were downed across Hwy. 53 in the Bodcaw community. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Trees were reported down. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Bodcaw | - | Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding of several roadways leading into and away from town. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Large trees were downed near the Sutton community. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Numerous trees downed blocking roads. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Numerous trees down near the crossroads of Hwy 53 and 278. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bodcaw | - | Numerous trees down around town. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Bodcaw | - | Damage was to snapped and fallen small trees. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Bodcaw | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Bodcaw | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azor | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Register (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Brisbane (historical) | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bennett (historical) | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Clayton (historical) | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sutton | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sanders | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Willisville | 6.4 miles | 15 |
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 Bodcaw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2235594 | 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 76388. 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.







