Coal Hill, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72832. The Survey maps it on the Coal Hill quadrangle. 820 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 472 feet above sea level.
On record in Coal Hill
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
Taylor Hill Hotellisted 2008- College Street Bridgelisted 2026
Population over time
3 figuresCoal Hill fell from 1,001 to 820 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 | 1,001 | |
| 2010 | 1,012 | +11 (+1%) |
| 2020 | 820 | -192 (-19%) |
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.
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #1 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Coal Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Coal Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Coal Hill between 1997 and 2020, burning about 475 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Coal Hill: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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.
Storms near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coal Hill in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 23 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 11 injuries. 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 | Tornado (EF2) | Coal Hill | 1 killed, 11 hurt, $5,500,000 | This is the sixth and final segment of a six-segment tornado. (The first, third, and fifth segments occurred in Franklin County in the Tulsa County Warning Area.) The tornado moved out of Franklin County north of Alix and entered Johnson County northwest of Coal Hill. In Johnson County, the tornado first moved through the Centerpoint community, knocking down trees in the cemetery and badly damaging several residences. The tornado next moved on to the Bethlehem community, where several mobile homes were destroyed and some additional residences were damaged. A 31 year-old woman in one of the mobile homes was killed and approximately 11 other people were injured. The tornado next moved on to Harmony, damaging additional residences, barns, chicken houses, and outbuildings, before continuing into the Ozark National Forest. Damage also occurred near Ozone before the tornado lifted farther to the northeast in the forest. Altogether, at least 65 residences were damaged or destroyed in Johnson County. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Coal Hill | $100,000 | Low water crossings were flooded in many parts of the county. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | $25,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | $25,000 | Trees were down across the western portion of the county. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Multiple trees fell down in the Coal Hill and Hartman areas. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | Half dollar sized hail fell near Coal Hill. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | A tree was downed. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Trees were down along Main Street in Coal Hill. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Trees were blown down by the wind. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Trees were blown down by the wind. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | A tree was blown down. Winds were estimated near 60 mph. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | A picture was on social media of golf ball sized hail mixed with smaller hail just west of Coal Hill. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Shingles were blown off a roof. Road signs were blown down. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Trees were reported down. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several road signs. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Coal Hill | - | Lightning struck a large pile of hay bales and set them on fire. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Some large tree limbs were blown down. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground at Coal Hill. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | A storm spotter reported that thunderstorm winds gusted to 65 mph at Coal Hill. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coal Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Hinkle | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Smeadley (historical) | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hoyt | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hunt | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Montana | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Union City | 7.5 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 Coal Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79621 | 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 76645. 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.










