Judsonia, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72081. It stands on Corn Stalk Branch. The Survey maps it on the Judsonia quadrangle. 1,854 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 213 feet above sea level.

Judsonia within White County

On record in Judsonia

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 10 records

James W. Edie Houselisted 1991
Grand Army of the Republic Memoriallisted 1996
Alfred W. Henson Houselisted 1986
Judsonia Bridgelisted 1990
Judsonia Community Building Historic Districtlisted 1991
C. D. Kelly Houselisted 1991
Capt. Larned Houselisted 1992
Jack Wood Houselisted 1989
Hoag Houselisted 1992
Judsonia High School Gymnasium

Population over time

2 figures

Judsonia fell from 2,019 to 1,854 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	2,019
2020	1,854	-165 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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.

1935 USGS Bald Knob quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
1965 USGS Judsonia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1994 USGS Judsonia quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

54 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Judsonia between 1997 and 2020, burning about 695 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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
Debris and open burning	23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	13
Arson/incendiarism	12
Equipment and vehicle use	4
Recreation and ceremony	1
Smoking	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
7 September 2001	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	20 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 1999	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
28 September 2014	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	WHI17887418
27 September 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
26 September 1999	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
7 August 2018	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Judsonia: 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
Midwest	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unk	Clay	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Past Producer
Malvern	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in White County

Storms near this place

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Judsonia in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 flood, 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood. The reports record 3 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
April 2010	Lightning	Judsonia	2 hurt	Two teenagers were injured by lightning in an old storm shelter behind a residence in Judsonia. The victims were a female 13 years old and a male 18 years old. They were sitting on metal chairs when they were injured.
July 2009	Lightning	Judsonia	1 hurt	A 52 year-old woman was injured by lightning while selling melons at a roadside stand. She was holding onto a metal post supporting a tent-like canopy when the lightning struck.
March 2008	Flood	Judsonia	$2,000,000	Flooding occurred on the Little Red River at Judsonia due to heavy rain. The river briefly went below flood stage on March 20th through the 22nd, but rose back above flood stage on the morning of the 22nd. Levees protecting the Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge were overtopped. Numerous county roads were flooded and Arkansas Highway 36 was flooded just east of West Point. Some homes and recreational cabins and trailers were flooded near West Point. It is hard to delineate between the Little Red River flooding and backwater effects from the more substantial White River flooding downstream. While the crest at Judsonia was within minor flood criteria, the impacts were more than minor only a couple of miles downstream. There were some winter wheat losses in the area and pastures were flooded for a prolonged period of time.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	$75,000	Trees and power lines were blown down and roofs were damaged. One tree fell into the roof of a restaurant. An old outbuilding was blown over.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	$35,000	Two houses were damaged by falling trees, and power lines were blown down.
December 2011	Flood	Judsonia	$25,000	A number of roads were flooded around Searcy, Kensett, Griffithville, and McRae. Some of the roads had to be closed.
May 2011	Flood	Judsonia	$10,000	Very heavy rainfall in late April and early May caused the Little Red River at Judsonia to remain above flood stage into mid May.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	$5,000	Power lines were blown down.
April 2011	Flood	Judsonia	$5,000	no account filed
May 2011	Flood	Judsonia	$5,000	no account filed
December 2011	Flood	Judsonia	$1,000	Heavy rainfall at the beginning of December caused the Little Red River at Judsonia to rise above flood stage for a day.
April 2025	Flood	Judsonia	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Judsonia along the Little Red River.
April 2025	Flood	Judsonia	-	Moderate river flooding was observed at Judsonia along the Little Red River.
February 2025	Flood	Judsonia	-	Minor flooding was observed at Judsonia along the Little Red River.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	Powerlines were blown down in the town of Judsonia via pictures from social media.
February 2023	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Little Red River at Judsonia in early February.
August 2023	Hail	Judsonia	-	Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Judsonia.
March 2021	Hail	Judsonia	-	Quarter sized hail observed in Judsonia.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	Trees and power lines were downed around Judsonia and in other areas of northern White County.
February 2019	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Little Red River at Judsonia on February 20.
February 2019	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Little Red River at Judsonia on February 11 that continued through February 13.
February 2018	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Little Red River.
February 2018	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Little Red River.
March 2018	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain in late February led to flooding in early March on the Little Red River.
September 2018	Flash Flood	Judsonia	-	Numerous streets were flooded in and around Judsonia.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Judsonia	-	Multiple water rescues were ongoing due to flash flooding.
April 2017	Flood	Judsonia	-	Flooding was noted at the end of April on the Little Red River at Judsonia. Flooding began early on 4/30/17.
May 2017	Flash Flood	Judsonia	-	Social media video shows flooding along highway 13 in Judsonia after heavy rainfall from a thunderstorm.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	Powerlines and trees were reported down after a line of severe thunderstorms moved through.
May 2017	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain at the end of April led to flooding that continued into May, 2017 on the Little Red River at Judsonia.
May 2017	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rain caused additional flooding which continued May 3-14, 2017 along the Little Red River at Judsonia.
January 2016	Flood	Judsonia	-	The Little Red River at Judsonia remained above flood stage from December, and fell below flood stage during the afternoon hours on the 17th.
March 2016	Flash Flood	Judsonia	-	Severe street flooding was reported with numerous roads closed.
December 2015	Flood	Judsonia	-	The Little Red River at Judsonia rose above flood stage during the early morning hours on the 28th, remaining above flood stage into January.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	A tree was blown down on Evening Street in Judsonia.
August 2012	Heavy Rain	Judsonia	-	Rainfall measured 5.61 inches from 6 AM on the 31st to 6 AM on the 1st.
April 2008	Flood	Judsonia	-	Heavy rainfall downstream of Greers Ferry Dam caused a rise on the Little Red River to over minor flood level at the Judsonia stream gage. Downstream, in the community of West Point, the Arkansas Highway 36 bridge was flooded. Levees protecting agricultural ground in the Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge were overtopped. Damages were primarily agricultural, but at the time of year of this event, the damages were insignificant.
January 2007	Flash Flood	Judsonia	-	Numerous roads closed due to high water throughout the county.
September 2007	Flash Flood	Judsonia	-	A home was flooded in Judsonia.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and power lines. The roof of the old post office was also blown off.
May 2003	Tornado (F1)	Judsonia	-	A weak tornado touched down in central White County about one half mile north of Judsonia. The tornado remained on the ground for about 5.5 miles before lifting about one half mile southeast of Bald Knob. Damage consisted of a number of large trees blown down. The roofs of several houses were damaged, mainly from falling trees, and shingles were removed from additional roofs.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	Some large tree limbs were blown down.
August 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Judsonia	-	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
May 2012	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
January 2006	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
April 2005	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
August 2004	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed
March 2001	Hail	Judsonia	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in White 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Doniphan	2.2 miles	14
Midway	2.3 miles	10
Kensett	3.0 miles	14
Plainview	3.5 miles	11
West Point	4.6 miles	13
Bald Knob	4.7 miles	10
Clear Water (historical)	4.9 miles	11
Bee Rock	4.9 miles	11

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 Judsonia	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79287	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 77392. 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.