Farmington, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Farmington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72730. It stands on Farmington Branch. The Survey maps it on the Fayetteville quadrangle. 7,584 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,188 feet above sea level.
On record in Farmington
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
Walnut Grove Presbyterian Churchlisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresFarmington grew from 5,974 to 7,584 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 | 5,974 | |
| 2020 | 7,584 | +1,610 (+27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1899 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Farmington between 1998 and 2018, burning about 98 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Smoking | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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 Farmington: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $150,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged several chicken houses. The strong wind also snapped large tree limbs, one of which fell onto a home and resulted in significant damage. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Farmington | $75,000 | Large hail damaged automobiles and homes. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Farmington | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Farmington | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $40,000 | High water flooded an assisted living center, resulting in its evacuation. |
| October 2014 | Lightning | Farmington | $30,000 | Lightning struck a house causing a fire in the attic. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Farmington | $20,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $10,000 | Several homes were damaged by large limbs and trees that were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. Many power lines and poles were also blown down. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $10,000 | Several cars stalled in high flood water. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a shed and blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, and damaged street signs. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Farmington | $500 | There was a brief tornado touchdown in a rural area southwest of Farmington. Damage was limited to trees. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Portions of Highway 265 were flooded. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Portions of several roads were flooded. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees in Valley View Estates in Farmington. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Portions of Highway 62 were flooded in Fayetteville. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Several streets in town were completely covered by flood waters, resulting in some road closures. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph blew down trees. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Low lying rural roads were flooded. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farmington | - | Several homes and businesses sustained roof damage. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Farmington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starks | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Appleby | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| White Rock | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Walnut Grove | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Fayette Junction | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Jabur (historical) | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| McNair | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Wedington Woods | 4.9 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 Farmington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79442 | 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 76910. 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.








