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.
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
Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Halllisted 2001
Population over time
2 figuresCushman 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 452 | |
| 2020 | 433 | -19 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1890 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Bethesda quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Bethesda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Bethesda quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
129 since 1997Regional 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/incendiarism | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 118 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Mine | Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Love Hollow Limestone Co. | Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | ||
| Rangaire Lime Plant | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Limestone, General | Unknown | ||
| Blowing Cave Creek Mn Limestone | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Clubhouse Manganiferrous Carbonate | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Lafferty Creek Manganese Limestone | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Mulligan Hollow Manganese Limestone | Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect |
Storms near this place
23 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Cushman | $1,500,000 | Flash 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 2011 | Flood | Cushman | $1,500,000 | Parts of Arkansas Highways 14, 37, and 69 were closed due to flooding. Flooding in Independence County continued into June. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Cushman | $600,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. Portions of Arkansas Highways 14, 37, and 69 were closed from the 26th through the end of the month. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Cushman | $275,000 | There 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Cushman | $200,000 | Many streets and county roads were flooded. Approximately 20 people were evacuated from low-lying areas. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Cushman | $175,000 | Lightning 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 2011 | Flash Flood | Cushman | $100,000 | Numerous 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Cushman | $25,000 | Portions 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushman | $5,000 | High winds caused damage to a mobile home. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Cushman | $5,000 | Flash 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 2024 | Heavy Rain | Cushman | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.43 inches was measured at Cushman. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Cushman | - | Flash flooding which occurred on the 29th continued into the 30th as areal flooding. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushman | - | Trees down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushman | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines and large tree limbs. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushman | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some tree limbs. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Cushman | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Cushman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spring Mill | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Edmonson (historical) | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Phosphate (historical) | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Collietown | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| New Hope | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Limedale Junction | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Simmons | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Alvis (historical) | 5.0 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 Cushman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2039292 | 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 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.







