Flippin, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marion County Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72634. It stands on Crane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cotter quadrangle. 1,345 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
On record in Flippin
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
- Flippin City Jaillisted 2023
Population over time
3 figuresFlippin fell from 1,357 to 1,345 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 | 1,357 | |
| 2010 | 1,355 | -2 (-0%) |
| 2020 | 1,345 | -10 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1929 USGS Yellville quadrangle1:125000
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Cotter quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Bull Shoals Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Flippin between 1997 and 2020, burning about 419 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 61 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Flippin: 10 occurrences, 9 unknowns, 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Erie Ozark Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Flippin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Flippin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Monkey Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kenneth Mcdowell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marion County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marion County Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flippin in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | $25,000 | Many power lines were blown down. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Flippin | $25,000 | Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail fell for about 2 minutes, damaging some vehicles. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | $25,000 | A barn was destroyed on County Road 5014. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | $10,000 | Part of a roof was removed from a home and some vehicles were damaged. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | $8,000 | Two buildings sustained minor wind damage from severe thunderstorms that moved through the area. |
| November 2024 | Flash Flood | Flippin | - | Flooding reported by Fire Department and Rescue occurred in the town of Flippin. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Flippin | - | An mPING report of dime sized hail fell near Flippin. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | Trees were blown down in Flippin. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | A number of trees and power lines were down along Arkansas Highway 202 west of Flippin. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | Numerous trees and power line were down in the area. Large limbs fell onto several homes, but no structural damage occurred. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Flippin | - | A weak tornado touched down about 7 miles southeast of Flippin and traveled to the northeast into Baxter County. Damage consisted of a number of large trees being blown down. |
| January 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and caused roof damage to several homes. A couple of barns were also blown down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | A few trees were knocked down. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and power lines. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Flippin | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Flippin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Stone (historical) | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Kingdom Springs (historical) | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Rea Valley | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Summit | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Yellville | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bull Shoals | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Hand Valley | 7.5 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 Flippin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79342 | 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 76941. 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.












