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Diaz, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72112. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonport quadrangle. 1,224 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 233 feet above sea level.

Diaz within Jackson County

Population over time

2 figures

Diaz fell from 1,318 to 1,224 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
20101,318
20201,224-94 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

3 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Diaz between 2005 and 2017, burning about 85 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/incendiarism1
Debris and open burning1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
18 March 2005Arson/incendiarism15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined55 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 November 2005Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jackson County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Diaz: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Newport #5 & #7Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
County OperatorsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Midstream Dredge & Plant No 6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mobley Construction CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Newport Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newport PltSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
River S&G CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
River Sand & Gravel DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

29 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diaz in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 4 hail, 4 heavy rain. 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
December 2007LightningDiaz$150,000Lightning struck a house in the eastern part of Diaz. Apparently, the resulting fire smoldered for about two hours before the fire was noticed. Visibility was poor at the time, due to fog and continuous rain. By the time the fire alarm was turned in, flames were shooting well above the roof. The house was destroyed, and an elderly couple who lived there lost their lives. The fatalities were a male, 73, and a female, 70. A camping trailer and an all-terrain vehicle, which were parked near the house, were also damaged.
December 2021Tornado (EF1)Diaz$100,000This tornado started just west of the White River Apartments causing roof damage to some of those apartment buildings. Damage was also noted to buildings at the George Kell Park, along with several trees uprooted along this path. This tornado lifted shortly before Hwy. 367.
March 2017Tornado (EF1)Diaz$100,000The survey team found numerous trees and power poles downed or snapped and structural damage to a few homes. One home had the back of a garage blown out and part of the roof removed in the back. A storage building was hit broadside and thrown. On US 67/167, road signs were obliterated. South of the tornado, there was random damage to structures, including doors blown in at a fire house. This was caused by straight-line winds. Farther east toward the Newport Airport, there was extensive damage at a prison. A mobile home was rolled, and a couple of barns had mostly roof damage. Straight-line winds were estimated at 80-90 mph. Wind gusts reached 66 mph at the Newport Airport. The survey team would like to thank Don Ivie, Jackson County Emergency Manager, for his valuable assistance during this survey.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindDiaz$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDiaz$5,000Large tree limbs and power lines were blown down.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindDiaz$5,000Power lines were down in Diaz.
April 2025Heavy RainDiaz-Rainfall storm total of 8.92 inches as of 9AM CDT on 4/6/25 at Newport. Rain continued through the evening on the 6th.
July 2024Heavy RainDiaz-A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.47 inches was measured at Batesville.
August 2023Flash FloodDiaz-Roads flooded around the Steel Mill in the town of Diaz.
August 2023Flash FloodDiaz-Several roads in the Newport area were flooded and were impassable. The Co-Op Observer at Newport measured 5.37 inches of total rainfall over the previous 24 hour period.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDiaz-Trees were down at Newport.
March 2021HailDiaz-Two inch hail was measured with side by side quarters in a picture on social media.
May 2020Flash FloodDiaz-Law enforcement confirmed flooding on portions of Highway 226 and high water began to impact Highway 157 in Diaz.
May 2020Flash FloodDiaz-The COOP observer reported high water in and near the waste water facility impacting several roads.
May 2020Flash FloodDiaz-A resident of Jacksonport measured 3.60 inches of rain within 2 hours. She also reported flash flooding with water flooding her garage and shed.
February 2019Flash FloodDiaz-Water was running over several roads across the city.
February 2019Flash FloodDiaz-Houses in low-lying areas were flooded due to high water.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindDiaz-Strong winds damaged power lines.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindDiaz-A 57 mph wind gust was observed at the KM19 AWOS.
April 2017Heavy RainDiaz-The 24 hour rainfall total was 4.62 inches.
April 2017Heavy RainDiaz-The 24 hour rainfall total was 4.62 inches.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDiaz-Law enforcement reported several trees were down at many locations around the county. Some downed trees were blocking roads.
March 2015FloodDiaz-Heavy rainfall caused the White River at Newport to rise above flood stage during the afternoon hours on the 16th, falling back below flood stage during the morning hours on the 19th.
July 2015Flash FloodDiaz-There was deep water over roads in Newport.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindDiaz-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
March 2021HailDiaz-no account filed
May 2019HailDiaz-no account filed
April 2006HailDiaz-no account filed
January 1999Tornado (F0)Diaz-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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
Fitzgerald1.6 miles13
Crossroads1.6 miles13
Campbell Station2.3 miles11
Jacksonport2.4 miles13
Newport2.5 miles13
Reamey3.0 miles13
Airport Village3.7 miles11
Island Town4.1 miles13

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 DiazAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79331The 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 76792. 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.