Gentry, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Township 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72734. The Survey maps it on the Gentry quadrangle. 3,790 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,234 feet above sea level.
On record in Gentry
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
Bank of Gentrylisted 1988
Carl Houselisted 1988
Carpenter Buildinglisted 2018
Mitchell Houselisted 1988
Mitchell-Ward Houselisted 2005
Railroad Cottagelisted 2005- Gentry Grand Army of the Republic Monumentlisted 2018
Population over time
2 figuresGentry grew from 3,158 to 3,790 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 | 3,158 | |
| 2020 | 3,790 | +632 (+20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 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 Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Gentry quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Gentry between 1998 and 2018, burning about 1,210 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 994 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | HONEY CREEK |
| 15 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gentry: 3 unknowns. 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
60 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gentry in 62 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Lightning | Gentry | 2 hurt | Two people were struck and injured by lightning in the McDonald's parking lot. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentry | $150,000 | This tornado destroyed a double-wide modular home, damaged seven permanent homes, destroyed a metal-framed outbuilding, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a chicken house, damaged several homes, snapped trees, and blew down power lines. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour caused damage in Gentry. A 30 foot chunk of a metal roof was torn off an office building and a box trailer from a semi-trailer was blown on its side. Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Gentry | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentry | $25,000 | A tornado severely damaged or destroyed several barns and outbuildings and snapped or uprooted a number of large trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 105 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew shingles off of some homes. In addition, sheet metal roofs of outbuildings were blown off. |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated in excess of 70 miles an hour ripped off part of the roof of a church and severely damaged a barn. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Gentry | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew a large barn door 75 to 100 yards. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $3,000 | Around 300 AM CDT in Gentry, winds left uprooted trees, downed power lines, and blocked roads. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $2,000 | Power lines blown down near Gentry |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $1,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs and trees. |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $100 | A large tree was blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | $100 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down small trees, and snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Portions of Sleepy Hollow Road were flooded southwest of Gentry. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Highway 59 was flooded at Dawn Hill Road south of Gentry. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | A portion of Main Street in Gentry was impassable due to high water. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | A tree was uprooted by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Several trees were uprooted to the north and northwest, just north of Arkotex Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Main Street was reported flooded near Collins Avenue. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees along Highway 12 west of Gentry. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Gentry | - | An NWS survey team determined that a tornado caused extensive hardwood tree damage. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous large trees. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a few trees down. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a road to be closed due to high water. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| February 2001 | Flash Flood | Gentry | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a road near the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 102 to be flooded. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew large tree limbs down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Gentry | - | Funnel clouds were observed near Bentonville. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Gentry | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Gentry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trammell (historical) | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Cross Roads (historical) | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bozarth (historical) | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Dawn Hill | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomfield | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Felker (historical) | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Flint (historical) | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Springtown | 3.3 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 Gentry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79628 | 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 77005. 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.







