Doddridge, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sulphur Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71834. The Survey maps it on the Doddridge quadrangle. It stands 243 feet above sea level.
On record in Doddridge
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
Kiblah Schoollisted 1989
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1952 USGS Doddridge quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Magnolia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
147 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Doddridge between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,510 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 59 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 | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 277 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MILLER-LA |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | 58 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Doddridge in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $50,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown over. A church steeple was blown off a church while several chicken houses were either damaged or destroyed. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $42,000 | Roof blown off a home on the outskirts of town. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $40,000 | Numerous trees down over county roads. Roof blown off a home and a porch blown down. |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Doddridge | - | Multiple county roads near Doddridge were flooded and closed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Multiple trees downed along Highway 71 in Doddridge. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Trees downed on Highway 160 just past County Road 195 east of Doddridge. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Trees and power lines downed just north of Doddridge. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Trees and power lines were downed across Southern Miller County. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Doddridge | - | Quarter size hail fell in the Doddridge community. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | A few trees were blown down across the southwest sections of Miller County. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | A tree was downed near Hwy. 71 and Hwy. 160. |
| October 2001 | Flash Flood | Doddridge | - | Widespread flooding along highway 171 near Dodridge closing this major north-south highway. Dopplar Radar estimates from Shreveport indicated 5 to 7 inches of rain. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Doddridge | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 1993 | Hail | Doddridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1993 | Hail | Doddridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Bank (historical) | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Kiblah | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Black Diamond | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Smithville | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Brightstar | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Lynn | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Era (historical) | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Capps City | 6.1 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 Doddridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5287785 | 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 57666. 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.
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.






