Hermitage, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1989. It stands in District 8. It lies in ZIP code area 71647. It stands on Brushy L'Aigle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hermitage quadrangle. 525 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 184 feet above sea level.
On record in Hermitage
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
Hermitage City Hall and Jaillisted 2007
Population over time
2 figuresHermitage fell from 830 to 525 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 | 830 | |
| 2020 | 525 | -305 (-37%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1934 USGS Ingalls quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Ingalls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Ingalls quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1971 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
83 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Hermitage between 2001 and 2020, burning about 517 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 7 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 | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Hermitage: 15 producers. All of them still produce. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hermitage in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Hermitage | $75,000 | A metal roof of a sidewalk awning was removed at the Hermitage School. Part of the roof of a chicken house was peeled back north of Hermitage. A shed was destroyed near Farmville along with some minor damage to a home. Many trees were either snapped or uprooted. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Bradley Roads 5, 32, and 41. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Arkansas 160. Power outages occurred in Hermitage. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $10,000 | Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 160 near Hermitage. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a barn and downed some power lines. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $2,000 | The roof of a storage shed was blown into the street. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Hermitage | $1,000 | Widespread street flooding occurred. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Hermitage | - | Quarter size hail was reported at the Dollar General store in Hermitage. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Trees were blown down in Hermitage. A school in Hermitage sustained roof damage. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Additional straight-line wind damage occurred to the Hermitage School. |
| April 2019 | Flash Flood | Hermitage | - | Water was high enough to be over several county roads near Hermitage. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Hermitage | - | Received a report of one inch hail in Hermitage via a Twitter picture. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Hermitage | - | Arkansas State Police Troop F reported all lanes of Highway 160 east of Hermitage are blocked due to flooding. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Hermitage | - | Flash flooding was reported along Highway 160 as well as Bradley 33 near the town of Hermitage. Roads were impassable due to high water. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Power lines were knocked down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Some large limbs were knocked down. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Hermitage | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding along Highway 160 west of Hermitage. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees around Hermitage. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Hermitage | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Hermitage | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravelridge | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Greenville | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Pattsville | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Simpson | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Castleberry (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sandtuck (historical) | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Ingalls | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Farmville | 4.9 miles | 13 |
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 Hermitage | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2196796 | 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 57909. 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.









