Dierks, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71833. It stands on Little Holly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dierks quadrangle. 916 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 443 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
3 figuresDierks fell from 1,230 to 916 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 | 1,230 | |
| 2010 | 1,133 | -97 (-8%) |
| 2020 | 916 | -217 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dierks quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
87 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Dierks between 1997 and 2020, burning about 345 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Natural | 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 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Dierks: 14 occurrences, 13 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Strontium, Barium-Barite, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzbee Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Limestone, High Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Cherry Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky 13 Deposit | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Beane Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Dierks Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| James Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence | ||
| Messer Creek Prospect | Strontium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 of 80 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dierks in 80 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 41 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF3) | Dierks | $1,500,000 | This tornado continued into Howard County from Sevier County Arkansas. The Dierks Lake area received significant damage near the Sevier, Howard County line. The Army Corps of Engineers office had significant roof damage to their office building with roofing material found in the trees adjacent to the building. The tornado was strongest in Howard County where the entire second story of a reinforced concrete building was decimated and strewn across the road. This was consistent with EF3 tornado damage with wind speeds of 140 mph. The tornado then moved into Pike County, Arkansas about 3.5 miles southwest of New Hope, Arkansas. The Arkansas governor declared Howard County a disaster area because of the tornado damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Dierks | $200,000 | An EF2 tornado touched down in Dierks, Arkansas destroying a laundrymat and damaging numerous homes and businesses. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the track which started on the southwest side of town where a storage building was destroyed. The tornado crossed the town downing trees and powerlines. Shingles were torn off of numerous homes within the town. The tornado continued northeast and ripped a 100 ft section of roof off of a chicken house. The tornado lifted northeast of the chicken house. Maximum winds are estimated at 105-115 mph. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | $14,000 | Tree fell on a house. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | $50 | Several trees were blown down and one building was damaged. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees downed in Dierks. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | A tree was blown down on Dierks Lake Road. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Dierks | - | Penny size hail reported via m-PING. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Dierks | - | Reservoir Road closed due to flooding from Holly Creek. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Dierks | - | Quarter size hail reported south of Dierks via social media. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dierks | - | Quarter size hail reported via mPING around 3 miles south of Dierks. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Dierks | - | Hail slightly larger than hen egg size reported at the Family Dollar store in Dierks. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees and power lines downed along Highway 70 West. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the southern half of Howard County. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Dierks | - | Pictures were posted to social media of golfball size hail that fell in Dierks. Report relayed by NWS Little Rock. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Dierks | - | Several vehicles were underwater at the parking lot of the Weyerhouser Plant in Dierks. The water was as high as the windshields on some vehicles. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Dierks | - | Main Street in Dierks was flooded. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Dierks | - | A National Weather Service Cooperative Observer measured 16.17 inches of rain from a NWS eight inch standard rain gauge associated with the remnants of Hurricane Barry. This cumulative total was recorded between 12 am and 1 pm on July 16th, 2019, and set a maximum 24 hour rainfall record for the state of Arkansas, a maximum 24 hour rainfall record for the month of July for Arkansas, and also a maximum rainfall record caused by a tropical cyclone or its remnants for Arkansas. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Dierks | - | A cumulative storm total of 11.98 inches of rain was measured from a private weather station just south of Dierks from 12 am to 1 pm on July 16th, 2019. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Dierks | - | A cumulative storm total of 9.60 inches of rain was measured from a US Army Corps of Engineers' gauge at Dierks Dam from 12 am to 2 pm on July 16th, 2019. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Dierks | - | Penny size hail fell in Dierks. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | A tree was downed on Highway 278 south of Dierks. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Dierks | - | Quarter size hail west of Dierks. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Dierks | - | Golfball size hail covering the ground near Greens Chapel Road west of Dierks. |
| March 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Dierks | - | A funnel cloud was briefly spotted southeast of the Umpire community. A NWS Storm Survey confirmed that it did not touch down as a tornado. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | A large tree was downed near Hwy. 70 north of Dierks, Arkansas. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Dierks | - | Dime to nickel size hail was reported just south of Dierks, Arkansas. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees were downed north of Center Point, Arkansas as well as between Muddy Fork and Dierks, Arkansas. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | Pea to penny sized hail covered the ground just south of Dierks, Arkansas. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | A tree was downed in the southern portion of the Dierks, Arkansas community. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | A tree was blown down along U.S. Hwy. 278 near the community of Holly Creek. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees and powerlines were downed along Hwy. 278. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Dierks | - | Hail reported west of town along Hwy. 278. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Dierks | - | High water reported across Hwy. 278 between Dierks and Nashville, Arkansas. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Dierks | - | High water reported west of Dierks on Hwy. 70. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees down in town. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dierks | - | Hail reported in the town of Athens, Arkansas. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Dierks | - | Hail fell in Umpire. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees and powerlines downed. |
| November 2005 | Hail | Dierks | - | Hail occurred 6 miles north of Center Point. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees were downed in town. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Trees downed. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Dierks | - | Baseball sized hail breaking out automobile windows. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Several large trees down. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Several large trees down. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Dierks | - | Portions of the camp ground at Cossotot State Park was under water. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Numerous trees blown over. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Several large trees down along Hwy 70. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dierks | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dierks | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dierks | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattie (historical) | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bethany | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Old Euclid (historical) | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Atwood | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Martha (historical) | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Green Plains | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Euclid | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Oak Hill (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 |
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 Dierks | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79290 | 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 76796. 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.







