Caddo Gap, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caddo Gap Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71935. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Caddo Gap quadrangle. 39 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 627 feet above sea level.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1906 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Glenwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Caddo Gap quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Caddo Gap between 1995 and 2020, burning about 402 acres in total. 12 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 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | VAUGHT MTN. |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | 16 acres | Ouachita National Forest | LABOR DAY |
| 28 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | UNIT 9 |
| 25 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Ouachita National Forest | SMITH MOUNTAIN |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 63 acres | Ouachita National Forest | FODDERSTACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Caddo Gap: 12 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaghey Property | Silver | Unknown | ||
| Mill Creek Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Slate, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Bird & Son, Inc #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Glenwood Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Black Springs | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
45 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caddo Gap in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 21 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | $10,000 | An attached carport was destroyed. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | $2,000 | Shingles were blown off a roof and limbs were down. |
| February 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | $2,000 | A tree fell across Arkansas 8. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | Hen egg-sized hail fell near the community of Caddo Gap. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Caddo Gap | - | Water covered AR-Highway 8 near Buttermilk Springs Road and made it impassable due to the high water near Manfred. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | Quarter sized hail was measured near Caddo Gap. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | A mPING report of quarter-sized hail that fell near Caddo Gap, AR. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along AR-Highway 8 between Caddo Gap and Glenwood. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | A tree was reported down across Manford Road at Caddo Gap. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Some tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Trees and power lines were down along Indian Valley Road in Caddo Gap. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | A tree was blown down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | A Co-Op observer said a county judge called them and said there were multiple trees down around southeast Montgomery County. |
| March 2020 | Heavy Rain | Caddo Gap | - | Heavy rain of 0.81 inches fell in 15 minutes between 700 PM CST and 715 PM CST. Also, 0.55 inches of rain fell between 645 PM CST and 700 PM CST, and 0.50 inches fell between 715 PM CST and 730 PM CST. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | A tractor shed was destroyed in Caddo Gap. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Caddo Gap | - | Water was over bridges on Manford Road and Mill Creek Road in Caddo Gap. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Trees were blown down near Caddo Gap. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Caddo Gap | - | Several roads were under water due to flash flooding. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Caddo Gap | - | Highway 8 East was closed between Norman and Caddo Gap due to high water. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Caddo Gap | - | Water was approaching the bottom of the Hwy 8 bridge over Collier Creek near the Caddo Hills High School. Several county roads have water over them. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Caddo Gap | - | Rainfall measured 2.82 inches in an hour and 45 minutes. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | There were five trees blown down in a yard, with a lot of limbs blown down on the house. |
| April 2006 | Lightning | Caddo Gap | - | Lightning struck a chicken house and started a fire. The chicken house was destroyed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a number of trees, with one tree landing on a mobile home. Another mobile home was blown off of it's foundation and destroyed. A third mobile home sustained some roof damage. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a poultry house that was under construction. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a tractor shed and blew the debris into a nearby field. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Thunderstorm winds demolished a carport. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Funnel Cloud | Caddo Gap | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Caddo Gap | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manfred | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Ophir | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Station (historical) | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hopper | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Norman | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Plata | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Black Springs | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hickory Station | 6.8 miles | 7 |
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 Caddo Gap | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2932634 | 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 76486. 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.









