Corning, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Gleghorn-South Kilgore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72422. The Survey maps it on the Corning quadrangle. 3,227 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 289 feet above sea level.
On record in Corning
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 3 records
Clay County Courthouse, Western Districtlisted 2018
Oliver Houselisted 1978
Sheeks Houselisted 1975
Population over time
2 figuresCorning fell from 3,377 to 3,227 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,377 | |
| 2020 | 3,227 | -150 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Knobel quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Knobel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Knobel quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Paragould quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Corning: 2 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Thomas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R Mulholen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 66 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corning in 66 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 28 thunderstorm wind, 28 hail, 8 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. A number of buildings were damaged and several were destroyed. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Corning | $400,000 | Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by hail. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Corning | $50,000 | Heavy rain resulting in flash flooding in the Corning area. Neighborhoods were flooded and cars stalled. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $30,000 | Trees and power-lines down in the community of Corning. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $30,000 | Straight line winds blew down several trees in Corning, some of which fell on homes. In addition, roofs were blown from homes and buildings. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $25,000 | At least one home and several businesses lost part of their roofs. Several sheds were damaged. Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $20,000 | Several power poles were knocked down on both sides of Highway 67 just west of Corning. A portable storage building was also blown down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $15,000 | Straight-line winds tore the siding off a home in Corning and knocked numerous trees down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $15,000 | A few buildings had roof damage. Several trees were blown down. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $15,000 | A log cabin and barn were destroyed. A satellite receiver was also demolished. One home sustained damage to shingles on the roof. Several power poles and trees were also knocked down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $15,000 | A building lost its roof. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $10,000 | Wind damage to High School. Mainly roof problems. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Corning | $10,000 | Flash flooding caused many county roads to go underneath water near Corning. Flood waters were also entering houses. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $5,000 | Trees and powerlines down in Corning. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $5,000 | Utility pole snapped along County Road 140. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $5,000 | An old barn was blown down. Several trees and a flag pole were also blown down. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Corning | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Corning | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Corning | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $2,000 | Large limbs down and minor shingle damage. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $2,000 | Straight line winds blew trees down on Second Street in Corning. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Corning | $2,000 | Quarter to golfball size hail fell in the Corning area. |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $1,500 | Straight line winds knocked down a few power lines 1 mile east of Corning. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $1,000 | Telephone pole down near S&L Irrigation. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Corning | $1,000 | Several highways had water covering them after over 6 inches of rain fell in Clay county in a few hours. The flooding produced widespread damage to the rice crop in the area. |
| January 2000 | Flood | Corning | $1,000 | A few streets were flooded in the town of Corning. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $1,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Corning | $750 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Corning | $750 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Corning | $350 | Hail ranged in size from quarter to half dollar. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Corning | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Corning | $10 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Corning | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | A private weather station reported a 67 mph gust near the Corning airport. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Corning | - | Half dollar sized hail. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Corning | - | Golf ball to egg sized hail. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Corning | - | Portions of AR HWY 62 were closed due to high water. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | A tree was downed and blocking a road in Corning. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Several trees were knocked down on roads and a house. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | A tree was knocked down on power lines on SW 3rd Street in Corning. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Corning | - | Multiple reports of quarter size hail in Corning. |
| September 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Corning | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a farm field near the intersection of County Road 147 and Highway 67, northeast of Corning. |
| February 2011 | Flash Flood | Corning | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Corning. Flooding closed 3rd Street, Laurel Street and Crafton Street. Some sandbagging was necessary to keep water out of homes. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Corning | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in and around Corning. A couple of city streets were flooded as a result. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Corning | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in the low lying areas around Corning. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Corning | - | Heavy rain caused streets to become flooded in Corning. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | A trained spotter measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Corning | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luehrmann (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Walnut Grove | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Twin Oaks | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Palatka | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Moark | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Knobel | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Heelstring | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hickoria | 7.3 miles | 14 |
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 Corning | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79478 | 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 76678. 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.
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.







