Calico Rock, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72519. It stands on Fairgrounds Creek. The Survey maps it on the Calico Rock quadrangle. 888 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 410 feet above sea level.
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On record in Calico Rock
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 4 records
Calico Rock Historic Districtlisted 1985
Calico Rock Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1989
Calico Rock Home Economics Buildinglisted 1992
Calico Rock Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 2007
Population over time
3 figuresCalico Rock fell from 991 to 888 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 | 991 | |
| 2010 | 1,545 | +554 (+56%) |
| 2020 | 888 | -657 (-43%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Calico Rock quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
98 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Calico Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,653 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 26 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 burning | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calico Rock in 48 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 10 flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Calico Rock | $65,000 | Significant flooding occurred along County Road 9 and Arkansas Highways 56 and 69. Many other county roads were covered by water. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. One of the trees fell on Arkansas 223, blocking a lane. Power outages occurred in the southwest part of town. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Calico Rock | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | $5,000 | A tree fell onto a house. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down in the Calico Rock area. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Calico Rock | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Flood | Calico Rock | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | Moderate river flooding was observed at Calico Rock along the White River. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | Flooding in Calico Rock. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | Delyaed report...We received pictures on social media from near Calico Rock. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | A tree was blown down on a vehicle and another tree was blown down causing damage to property. Trees were blown down in various locations around Calico Rock. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | Flooding was noted on the White River at Calico Rock after heavy rain fell. The flooding began early on 4/30/17. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Trees were blown down in Calico Rock. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | Heavy rainfall in April caused flooding to begin on the White River. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | The White River at Calico Rock rose above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 12th, falling back below flood stage that afternoon. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | The White River at Calico Rock rose above flood stage during the morning hours on the 28th, falling back below flood stage during the evening hours on the 29th. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | Hail as large as 2 inches in diameter fell in the Calico Rock area. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Large limbs were down in the area. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Calico Rock | - | Flash flooding which began on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th. |
| October 2009 | Heavy Rain | Calico Rock | - | In Calico Rock, it was the wettest October ever recorded. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Calico Rock | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur just east of Calico Rock. Several county roads in the area were flooded and impassable for a few hours due to high water levels. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. One home in Calico Rock also sustained some minor roof damage due to the high winds. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | A large tree limb was blown down on top of a police car. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Several trees were knocked down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and road signs. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| December 2010 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calico Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Calico Rock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Creswell | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Pineville | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Gorby | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Forty Four | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Crossroads | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Iuka | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Vest (historical) | 6.1 miles | 19 |
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 Calico Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80052 | 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 76497. 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.
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.










