Clover Bend, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lawrence Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72410. The Survey maps it on the Alicia quadrangle.
On record in Clover Bend
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 2 records
Clover Bend High Schoollisted 1983- Clover Bend Historic Districtlisted 1990
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1935 USGS Alicia quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Alicia quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Clover Bend between 1999 and 2018, burning about 636 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2006 | Natural | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 31 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Clover Bend: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D F Jones | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clover Bend in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clover Bend | $25,000 | A fully secured trailer lost its roof and sustained significant structural damage near the town of Whiskerville. Some minor roof damage occurred and several trees were blown down. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Clover Bend | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Clover Bend | - | This tornado began along County Road 547 where it damaged several power poles. The tornado continued towards the northeast over mostly farmland along County Road 534. It then moved into the town of Minturn where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. Additionally, a few mobile homes sustained roof damage. The tornado then crossed over Interstate 67 and Narrow Gauge Road where more trees were uprooted. As it continued to the northeast, it tracked over more farmland before causing minor roof damage to a barn off County Road 701. The tornado continued toward County Road 705 where it downed more trees and power poles before dissipating. This tornado was rated EF1 with estimated maximum winds of 105 mph. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clover Bend | - | Straight line winds caused roof damage to a home and a workshop along Highway 228 West near Minturn. The workshop roof was partially blown off. |
| January 2007 | Flash Flood | Clover Bend | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding as a result County Road 543 near Clover Bend and County Road 716 near Hoxie were flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell | 0.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lauratown | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Minturn | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Arbor Grove | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Calvin | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lindsey | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Broom (historical) | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Strangers Home | 4.6 miles | 10 |
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 Clover Bend | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5135874 | 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 61593. 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.




