Cotter, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in District 10. It lies in ZIP code area 72626. It lies near Bayless Island. The Survey maps it on the Cotter quadrangle. 886 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
On record in Cotter
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
Cotter Bridgelisted 1990
Cotter High School Gymnasium, Oldlisted 1995
Cotter Water Towerlisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 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
- 1972 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
45 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Cotter between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,266 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 46 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cotter: 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Flippin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Kenneth Mcdowell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marion County Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Great Eastern Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Highup Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Ike Emery Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Summit Home Plrospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cotter in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2015: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Cotter | 1 killed, 35 hurt, $15,750,000 | The tornado moved from Marion County, north-northeast of Rea Valley, into Baxter County, just east-southeast of Cotter. A survey by the Red Cross indicated 21 houses were destroyed, 23 suffered major damage, 35 had minor damage, and 147 others were affected. In addition, 9 mobile homes were destroyed, 12 suffered major damage, 10 had minor damage, and 10 others were affected. One fatality occurred in a mobile home park. Most of the residential structures were in the area around Gassville. A number of businesses in Gassville, along U.S. Highway 62/412, were damaged. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. The tornado dissipated before reaching Mountain Home. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Cotter | - | Heavy rains produced localized flash flooding near Cotter, where several county roads were impassible due to high water levels. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree at Cotter. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | - | Several large trees were blown down onto a house. The house sustained minor damage. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Cotter | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Cotter | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Cotter | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cotter | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gassville | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Independence (historical) | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Conville (historical) | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Whiteville | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Monkey Run | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Buford | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Laytonville (historical) | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Colfax | 6.6 miles | 18 |
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 Cotter | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79612 | 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 76681. 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.












