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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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Caddo Gap within Montgomery County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 16 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

55 since 1995

Regional 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/incendiarism17
Natural12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2

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
5 September 2010Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresOuachita National ForestVAUGHT MTN.
3 September 2012Natural16 acresOuachita National ForestLABOR DAY
28 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOuachita National ForestUNIT 9
25 September 2001Arson/incendiarism13 acresOuachita National ForestSMITH MOUNTAIN
1 September 2000Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2011Natural63 acresOuachita National ForestFODDERSTACK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Donaghey PropertySilverUnknown
Mill Creek ProspectBarium-BariteUnknown
UnknownSlate, DimensionUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownLimestone, DimensionUnknown
Bird & Son, Inc #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Glenwood Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Black SpringsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

45 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2018Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$10,000An attached carport was destroyed.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$10,000Numerous trees were blown down.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$2,000Shingles were blown off a roof and limbs were down.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$2,000A tree fell across Arkansas 8.
April 2026HailCaddo Gap-Hen egg-sized hail fell near the community of Caddo Gap.
April 2025Flash FloodCaddo Gap-Water covered AR-Highway 8 near Buttermilk Springs Road and made it impassable due to the high water near Manfred.
April 2025HailCaddo Gap-Quarter sized hail was measured near Caddo Gap.
January 2024HailCaddo Gap-A mPING report of quarter-sized hail that fell near Caddo Gap, AR.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along AR-Highway 8 between Caddo Gap and Glenwood.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-A tree was reported down across Manford Road at Caddo Gap.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Some tree limbs were downed.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Trees and power lines were down along Indian Valley Road in Caddo Gap.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-A tree was blown down.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-A Co-Op observer said a county judge called them and said there were multiple trees down around southeast Montgomery County.
March 2020Heavy RainCaddo 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 2019Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-A tractor shed was destroyed in Caddo Gap.
February 2018Flash FloodCaddo Gap-Water was over bridges on Manford Road and Mill Creek Road in Caddo Gap.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Trees were blown down near Caddo Gap.
October 2018Flash FloodCaddo Gap-Several roads were under water due to flash flooding.
April 2016Flash FloodCaddo Gap-Highway 8 East was closed between Norman and Caddo Gap due to high water.
December 2015Flash FloodCaddo 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 2014Heavy RainCaddo Gap-Rainfall measured 2.82 inches in an hour and 45 minutes.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-There were five trees blown down in a yard, with a lot of limbs blown down on the house.
April 2006LightningCaddo Gap-Lightning struck a chicken house and started a fire. The chicken house was destroyed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindCaddo 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 2004Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and damaged a poultry house that was under construction.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Thunderstorm winds destroyed a tractor shed and blew the debris into a nearby field.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Thunderstorm winds demolished a carport.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
January 2023HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
March 2023HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
April 2015HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
April 2015HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
April 2015HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
March 2011HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
October 2009HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
April 2004HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
May 2003HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-no account filed
August 1998HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
March 1996HailCaddo Gap-no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap-no account filed
March 1996Funnel CloudCaddo Gap-no account filed
March 1993HailCaddo Gap-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Manfred1.6 miles16
Ophir2.8 miles16
Hickory Station (historical)4.1 miles16
Hopper4.7 miles17
Norman5.0 miles16
Plata5.3 miles16
Black Springs6.5 miles16
Hickory Station6.8 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 Caddo GapAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2932634The 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.