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Cushman, Arkansas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cushman-Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72501. It lies near Brooks Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bethesda quadrangle. 433 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 715 feet above sea level.

Cushman within Independence County

On record in Cushman

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Cushman fell from 452 to 433 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.

YearPeople Change
2010452
2020433-19 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

129 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Cushman between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,326 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 52 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/incendiarism52
Debris and open burning36
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2004Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1997Equipment and vehicle use15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 August 2000Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2006Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 April 2006Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Independence County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 118 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 118 workings within 5 miles of Cushman: 85 past producers, 15 prospects, 11 unknowns, 5 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue Ridge MineManganese, IronPast Producer
Love Hollow Limestone Co.Limestone, DimensionProspect
Rangaire Lime PlantCalciumProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkLimestone, GeneralUnknown
UnkLimestone, GeneralUnknown
Blowing Cave Creek Mn LimestoneManganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Clubhouse Manganiferrous CarbonateManganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Lafferty Creek Manganese LimestoneManganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Mulligan Hollow Manganese LimestoneManganese, Phosphorus-PhosphatesProspect

Every working recorded in Independence County

Storms near this place

23 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cushman in 23 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 flash flood, 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2014Flash FloodCushman$1,500,000Flash flooding struck several parts of Independence County, making numerous water rescues necessary. At least two feet of water covered Arkansas 233 at Moorefield, a mudslide occurred on Arkansas 25 near Brock Mountain, a car was under water at a convenience store in Pfeiffer, and a bridge was under water between Batesville and Moorefield on Arkansas 25 when a creek overflowed. County roads and bridges had considerable damage. A number of houses were damaged by floodwaters.
May 2011FloodCushman$1,500,000Parts of Arkansas Highways 14, 37, and 69 were closed due to flooding. Flooding in Independence County continued into June.
April 2011FloodCushman$600,000Widespread areal flooding occurred. Portions of Arkansas Highways 14, 37, and 69 were closed from the 26th through the end of the month.
May 2013Flash FloodCushman$275,000There was considerable damage to county roads and bridges. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 31st, Batesville Lock and Dam measured 4.26 inches of rain. At the Batesville airport, rainfall on the 31st measured 6.25 inches.
April 2011Flash FloodCushman$200,000Many streets and county roads were flooded. Approximately 20 people were evacuated from low-lying areas.
July 2010LightningCushman$175,000Lightning struck a house on Lightning Ridge Road. The resulting fire burned the house to the ground, leaving only one garage door standing. Between 6:30 and 8:00 PM CDT, about 1500 lightning strikes were recorded in Independence County.
May 2011Flash FloodCushman$100,000Numerous roads were flooded. Four people had to be rescued from a vehicle that was washed off a roadway. The Batesville Motor Speedway grounds were cleared with the help of tow trucks.
October 2009Flash FloodCushman$25,000Portions of U.S. Highway 167 and Arkansas Highway 14 through Batesville were closed due to water over the road. A number of county roads were damaged.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindCushman$5,000High winds caused damage to a mobile home.
August 2008Flash FloodCushman$5,000Flash flooding was reported around Desha and in the southwestern part of the county. Power outages occurred and several roads were under water. A school bus was trapped by high water on Pine Grove Road.
July 2024Heavy RainCushman-A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.43 inches was measured at Cushman.
October 2009FloodCushman-Flash flooding which occurred on the 29th continued into the 30th as areal flooding.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindCushman-Trees down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCushman-Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines and large tree limbs.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCushman-Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs.
April 2011HailCushman-no account filed
July 2005HailCushman-no account filed
November 2005HailCushman-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindCushman-no account filed
April 2003HailCushman-no account filed
May 2003HailCushman-no account filed
July 1998Flash FloodCushman-no account filed
June 1994HailCushman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Independence County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Big Spring Mill3.5 miles20
Edmonson (historical)3.5 miles19
Phosphate (historical)3.6 miles18
Collietown4.1 miles18
New Hope4.5 miles18
Limedale Junction4.5 miles20
Simmons4.9 miles20
Alvis (historical)5.0 miles18

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 CushmanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2039292The 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 48278. 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.