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Jasper, Arkansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72641. It stands on Carlton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle. 547 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 846 feet above sea level.

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Jasper within Newton County

On record in Jasper

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 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Jasper grew from 466 to 547 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.

YearPeople Change
2010466
2020547+81 (+17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

106 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Jasper between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,237 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 34 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/undetermined40
Arson/incendiarism34
Debris and open burning25
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresBuffalo National RiverBISHOP FIRE
19 August 2003Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBuffalo National RiverSOUTH OF PRUITT
11 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 June 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreBuffalo National RiverMILL CREK POWERLINE
12 June 2019Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBuffalo National RiverPRUITT - MILL CREEK BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE
31 May 2009Debris and open burning6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Jasper: 7 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue BluffLead, ZincPast Producer
Ozark Rock Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkStonePast Producer
Boulder ProspectLeadPast Producer
Lee Roy MineLead, ZincUnknown
Panther CreekZincPast Producer
Tom Hill PropertyZincOccurrence
J A LowrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Newton County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Pruitt PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

Storms near this place

58 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jasper in 58 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 25 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 5 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2006FloodJasper$277,000Heavy rain caused flooding in many sections of Newton County. A couple of low water crossings were washed out, as were a number of county roads. Some of the areas affected included Jasper, Cave Creek, Vendor, Mt. Judea, and Deer.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindJasper$75,000A tree was downed on Arkansas Highway 7 in Jasper. Power lines were down across the county. One home had a tree on part of its roof and the porch collapsed at one end of the house. There was also damage to the garage.
January 2007Flash FloodJasper$31,900Heavy rains produced flash flooding across much of Newton County. A number of county roads were flooded.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindJasper$25,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Jasper and along Arkansas 7 north of Jasper.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindJasper$25,000Trees were down across the city.
October 2009Flash FloodJasper$25,000A rock slide occurred on Arkansas Highway 74 about a mile east of Jasper.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindJasper$20,000Some roofs had shingles blown off of them. Trees were blown down and snapped.
August 2020Flash FloodJasper$10,000The first floor of Valley View Apartments on Mountain Street in Jasper was reported as flooded. Heavy rain continued to fall.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindJasper$10,000Trees were down at the sheriff's office in Newton County.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindJasper$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a small building at the fairgrounds.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000A large tree was blown down.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindJasper$2,000A tree was blown down across Arkansas Highway 74 east of Jasper.
April 2026HailJasper-Hen egg sized hail fell at the school in Jasper.
November 2024Flash FloodJasper-Water was covering Arkansas state Highway 7 in Jasper.
November 2024Flash FloodJasper-Water was flowing over Arkansas state Highway 7 south of downtown Jasper.
March 2023Heavy RainJasper-The COOP observer reported 3.00 inches of rain.
March 2023Heavy RainJasper-Heavy rain was measured at 2.50 inches in Jasper.
May 2022HailJasper-In the flatwoods area east of Jasper, 1.60 inch hail was measured.
May 2022HailJasper-Made a phone call to a local store north of Jasper.
May 2022HailJasper-Updated...received a social media report with a picture from Jasper showing a mix of hail sizes, with the largest being two inches.
May 2022Heavy RainJasper-This was a 24 hour rainfall total.
April 2022HailJasper-Quarter to golf ball size hail covered the ground at Jasper.
May 2020HailJasper-A storm spotter reported ping pong ball size hail.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindJasper-Multiple trees were down in Jasper.
February 2017HailJasper-Quarter size hail was reported in Jasper.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindJasper-Trees were blown down in various parts of the county.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindJasper-Several trees downed across Highway 74.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindJasper-Some trees were toppled.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindJasper-Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJasper-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindJasper-Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph knocked down some large tree limbs.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper-Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a building.
May 2022HailJasper-no account filed
April 2022HailJasper-no account filed
April 2011HailJasper-no account filed
May 2008HailJasper-no account filed
April 2006HailJasper-no account filed
April 2006HailJasper-no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
May 2006HailJasper-no account filed
February 2005HailJasper-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
November 2001HailJasper-no account filed
January 2000Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
May 2000HailJasper-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
December 1999Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
April 1998HailJasper-no account filed
July 1998HailJasper-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
November 1998Tornado (F0)Jasper-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindJasper-no account filed
July 1997HailJasper-no account filed
April 1996HailJasper-no account filed
January 1994HailJasper-no account filed
January 1994HailJasper-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Newton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Flatwoods2.8 miles13
Diamond Cave2.9 miles13
Mount Sherman4.0 miles14
Little Buffalo (historical)4.2 miles13
Pruitt4.6 miles13
Parthenon4.8 miles13
Gum Springs4.9 miles13
Erbie5.8 miles13

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 JasperAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79592The 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 72172. 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.