Horatio, Arkansas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71842. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Horatio quadrangle. 920 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 404 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresHoratio fell from 997 to 920 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 | 997 | |
| 2010 | 1,044 | +47 (+5%) |
| 2020 | 920 | -124 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Horatio quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Texarkana quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Idabel quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Horatio between 1998 and 2018, burning about 315 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 16 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | POND CREEK WF #1 |
| 27 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | G2 FIRE |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 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 Horatio: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Horatio in 42 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 18 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2011 | Lightning | Horatio | $150,000 | Lightning struck a home in Horatio, Arkansas, burning it to the ground. There were no reports of injuries. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Horatio | $50,000 | Numerous cars were dented and windows and windshields broken. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | $30,000 | A tree was downed on a house in Horatio, Arkansas. No injuries were reported. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Horatio | $20,000 | The Horatio Grocery Store located at Main and Hwy. 41 was flooded. Emergency manager reported over 5 inches of rain in just a few hours. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| April 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Horatio | $2,000 | Supercells developed in unstable airmass ahead of a multicellular squall line which moved east across the area. Both the supercells and squall line produced tornadoes. Damage consisted mainly of numerous snapped and fallen small trees. Shingles were partially removed from one roof and a swing set was tossed 100 feet at another home. This tornado moved into Sevier County, AR from Little River County, AR. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Horatio | - | Flooding reported on numerous roads near Horatio. |
| February 2023 | Flood | Horatio | - | Flooding reported on Randall Road, Central Road, and Williamson Loop. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | A tree was blown down in Horatio. Hail was also reported in town, but a size was not known. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in Horatio. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Multiple trees were blown down in Horatio. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Several trees were blown down in Horatio. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Horatio | - | Penny size hail fell in Horatio. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Power lines down in Horatio. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Trees and powerlines were downed across the county but the worst damage to trees was in the Horatio and Lockesburg areas of Sevier County, Arkansas. |
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Horatio | - | A funnel cloud was reported just north of Horatio. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Horatio | - | Metcalf Lane in Horatio was closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Powerlines were downed from strong thunderstorm wind gusts resulting in wide spread power outages. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Horatio | - | Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in the closing of Union Road in Horatio, Arkansas. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Wind gust estimated by local Emergency Manager in Horatio, Arkansas. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | A few trees were uprooted in town. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Trees were downed on Central Road. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Several large trees down in town. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | Several trees were toppled across Hwy 41 south of town. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Horatio | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| January 2011 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| January 2011 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Horatio | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Horatio | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Springs | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Norwoodville | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Williamson | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wade | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Walnut Springs | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| West Otis | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Dilworth | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Process City | 5.7 miles | 14 |
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 Horatio | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79232 | 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 77224. 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.




