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Clarkridge, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 72623. The Survey maps it on the Clarkridge quadrangle. It stands 869 feet above sea level.

Clarkridge within Baxter County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 20 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

38 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Clarkridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,377 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 burning17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking2
Natural2

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
21 May 2012Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 April 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 April 1997Debris and open burning40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 April 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 April 1998Debris and open burning8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 April 1992Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 March 2010Debris and open burning35 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Baxter County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Clarkridge: 6 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone. 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
UnkStoneUnknown
Hawkeye ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Hulsenbeck ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Ida WebberLead, ZincProspect
Morgon ProspectLead, ZincProspect
Otis RobbinsLead, ZincProspect
Whipple ClaimsLead, ZincProspect

Every working recorded in Baxter County

Storms near this place

15 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarkridge in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flood, 1 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
May 2011FloodClarkridge$750,000Some of the campsites around Lake Norfork were closed due to flooding.
April 2011FloodClarkridge$300,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
November 2024Heavy RainClarkridge-A rainfall total of 6.00 inches was measured near Clarkridge over a 24 hour period ending on November 4, 2024 at 6:50 AM CST.
March 2023HailClarkridge-Hail was measured at 1.5 inches just south of the Missouri state line on Arkansas highway 201.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-Large trees and large tree limbs fell across the town of Clarkridge.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-A trained storm spotter reported several large trees uprooted near and just east of Clarkridge. Damage was done to power lines and poles as well.
May 2017HailClarkridge-Wind gusts were estimated between 40 and 50 mph. Report was relayed via NWS Springfield, MO.
February 2006Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-Some large tree limbs were blown down.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-A few trees were blown down.
May 1998HailClarkridge-no account filed
May 1998HailClarkridge-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindClarkridge-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Baxter 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
Fawn Park6.0 miles20
Kingswood Estates6.1 miles20
Three Brothers6.3 miles19
Mallard Point6.4 miles20
Gamaliel6.4 miles18
Lakeside Terrace6.5 miles20
Custer (historical)7.3 miles18
Dogwood Park7.3 miles20

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 ClarkridgeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5127572The 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 76623. 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.