Evening Shade, Arkansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Piney Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72532. It stands on Town Branch. The Survey maps it on the Evening Shade quadrangle. 420 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 469 feet above sea level.
On record in Evening Shade
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 7 records
Coger Houselisted 1982
Sam Davidson Houselisted 1982
W. A. Edwards Houselisted 1982
John McCaleb Houselisted 1982
Charles W. Shaver Houselisted 1982
John W. Shaver Houselisted 1982
Stokes Houselisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresEvening Shade fell from 432 to 420 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 | 432 | |
| 2020 | 420 | -12 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Evening Shade quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Evening Shade between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,329 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Evening Shade: 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Iron Oxide Pigments. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Marlin Deposit | Iron Oxide Pigments | Unknown | ||
| Reichartz Land | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
29 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evening Shade in 29 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Evening Shade | $80,000 | This tornado started in central Izard county, just southeast of Melbourne, and tracked northeast 9.86 miles in Izard county and 1.48 miles in Sharp county. The tornado continued into into western Sharp county and dissipated northwest of Evening Shade. There was mostly tree damage. Several homes in and around Sage had roof damage, with a few barns and sheds heavily damaged. The worst damage was 0.5 mile east of Sage, with numerous trees snapped and a horse barn destroyed. Farther northeast, a mobile home was rolled, and a person was injured. A modular home was ripped apart about 4.0 miles west-northwest of Evening Shade. The occupants went to a nearby metal storage container for shelter, and it was rolled. There were four injuries reported here, including one serious injury. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | $20,000 | Photos showed extensive mostly roof damage to a home, with trees on the property downed or snapped. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Evening Shade | $10,000 | Creeks overflowed, washing out gravel on county roads. Arkansas Highway 58 was closed as water was up to car bumpers. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | $5,000 | Trees were blown down in the Evening Shade area. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Evening Shade | $5,000 | Farm fields were flooded. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Evening Shade | - | Low water bridge that connects Silver Springs Rd to Powells Chapel Rd was flooded and portions of Silver Springs Rd was washed out. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Evening Shade | - | Numerous roads across Sharp County were reported underwater and impassable. |
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Evening Shade | - | The COOP observer reported 2.43 inches of rain. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | Trained storm spotter reported a 62 mph wind gust and trees and power lines down at the junction of Hwy. 167 and Bear Valley Rd. about 5 miles north of Evening Shade. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | Numerous downed trees in Sharp County caused widespread power outages. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | A large tree was blown over near the Evening Shade steam engine. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | Power lines were blown down in Evening Shade and was relayed by the Lawrence County EM. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | Several trees were down around evening shade. |
| November 2011 | Heavy Rain | Evening Shade | - | The Evening Shade reporting station recorded the wettest November ever. Rainfall of 11.78 inches broke the record of 10.50 inches set in 1996. |
| September 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Evening Shade | - | A weak tornado moved from eastern Izard County into western Sharp County. The tornado tracked from 5.8 miles north-northwest of Evening Shade to 5 miles south-southeast of Ash Flat. The tornado damaged several homes, with mostly roof damage noted. A mobile home and recreational vehicle were overturned, and another mobile home was partially destroyed. The tornado also snapped or uprooted dozens of trees before dissipating. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | A large tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 167. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | Some trees and power lines were blown down. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | Hail up to golf ball-size fell for five minutes. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Evening Shade | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Amateur (historical) | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Maxville | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Balboa (historical) | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Poughkeepsie | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Center | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Kings Mills (historical) | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bridgeport (historical) | 9.4 miles | 8 |
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 Evening Shade | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1989060 | 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 78954. 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.




