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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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 Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Clarkridge quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Clarkridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Hawkeye Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Hulsenbeck Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Ida Webber | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Morgon Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Otis Robbins | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Whipple Claims | Lead, Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Clarkridge | $750,000 | Some of the campsites around Lake Norfork were closed due to flooding. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Clarkridge | $300,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Clarkridge | - | 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 2023 | Hail | Clarkridge | - | Hail was measured at 1.5 inches just south of the Missouri state line on Arkansas highway 201. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | Large trees and large tree limbs fell across the town of Clarkridge. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | 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 2017 | Hail | Clarkridge | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 40 and 50 mph. Report was relayed via NWS Springfield, MO. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | Some large tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Clarkridge | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Clarkridge | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Park | 6.0 miles | 20 | |
| Kingswood Estates | 6.1 miles | 20 | |
| Three Brothers | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Mallard Point | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Gamaliel | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeside Terrace | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Custer (historical) | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Dogwood Park | 7.3 miles | 20 |
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 Clarkridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5127572 | 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 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.











