Cove, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in White Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71937. The Survey maps it on the Cove quadrangle. 319 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,047 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresCove fell from 383 to 319 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 | 383 | |
| 2010 | 382 | -1 (-0%) |
| 2020 | 319 | -63 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Cove quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Cove quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Cove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,215 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 66 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10457 |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 180 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cove: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dickey Clay Mfg. Co. Deposit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rogers Pit | Stone | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cove in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 13 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 5 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 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Cove | 5 hurt, $285,000 | This tornado exited McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 1.4 miles southeast of Plunkettville and entered Polk County, Arkansas, 3 miles southwest of Cove. In Arkansas, several mobile homes were damaged, including one that was crushed by a large tree and another that rolled over onto two vehicles. Trees were blown down onto a house, and a barn was destroyed. Several houses suffered roof damage. Numerous large trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. Two cars were crushed by falling trees. Five people were injured. |
| November 2011 | Flash Flood | Cove | $300,000 | Evacuations of some residences were necessary in Acorn. Water entered some businesses in Mena. Numerous county roads were flooded. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Cove | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a number of trees. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | $25,000 | Multiple trees were blown down, blocking roads in the Cove area. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down on U.S. 71. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down, one of which fell on U.S. 71. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | Trees were blown down at Cove on several county roads and on U.S. Highway 71 south. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Cove | - | Numerous roads and driveways were flooded. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines around Cove. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | Some trees were knocked down and a few outbuildings were also damaged. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Cove | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Cove | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cove | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Cove | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Cove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo (historical) | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Old Cove | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Clayton Spur (historical) | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hatfield | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Vandervoort | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Valley | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bethel Chapel | 5.2 miles | 16 |
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 Cove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3317114 | 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 57591. 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.








