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London, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in District 6. It lies in ZIP code area 72847. It lies near Negro Hill. The Survey maps it on the Delaware quadrangle. 936 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 381 feet above sea level.

London within Pope County

On record in London

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

Population over time

3 figures

London grew from 925 to 936 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.

YearPeople Change
2000925
20101,039+114 (+12%)
2020936-103 (-10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 19 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

41 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of London between 1998 and 2020, burning about 356 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 burning13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Arson/incendiarism2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking2
Natural1

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
7 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1998Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 2006Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 2005Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 August 2011Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
31 August 2000Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pope County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 46 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of London: 34 unknowns, 10 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Arkansas Ledge Stone CoStone, DimensionPast Producer
R. L. Bewley TractClayProspect
Shale PitClayUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unk Gravel Quarries 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Pope County

Storms near this place

35 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names London in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 17 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 2 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2008Flash FloodLondon$1,500,000Minor flooding was reported along side streets in Russellville. Two individuals were rescued from their home in Scottsville before the house floated down the Illinois Bayou. A portion of West Parkway Drive in Russellville was closed due to flooding. North Elizabeth Road, Peaceful Valley Road and Humphrey Road in Dover were closed. Lee Mountain Road was washed out one mile north of Rushing Road. Parts of Arkansas Highway 7 in the Ozark National Forest were affected by washouts and landslides.
November 2011Flash FloodLondon$1,000,000Parts of U.S. 64 and Arkansas 7, 25, 27, and 124 were closed due to flooding. Numerous major intersections in Russellville were flooded, some with more than 2 feet of water. Many vehicles stalled in the high water. A shopping center on Arkansas Ave. in Russellville flooded. Several residences in the Russellville and Dover areas had to be evacuated. Altogether, the county 911 dispatch center received about 150 calls for assistance during the flooding.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLondon$100,000Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down. One tree fell on a car, and two others landed on a house. Thousands of people in the area from Russellville to west of Dover lost power.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLondon$30,000A tree was blown down onto a house.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindLondon$30,000A boat dock from Lake Dardanelle was thrown onto the shore.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLondon$10,000Numerous trees were blown down along Highways 331 and 333. A mobile home and a garage were also damaged from high winds.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLondon$5,000A storm spotter reported shingles were blown off his roof in London.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindLondon$2,000Several trees were blown down.
May 2020HailLondon-Dime sized hail was reported via twitter.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindLondon-Winds were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLondon-A tree was snapped off near the base.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLondon-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees.
April 2003HailLondon-Hail up to golfball size broke the windshields of several cars.
May 2001HailLondon-Half dollar sized hail covered the ground in London.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLondon-Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLondon-THUNDERSTORM WINDS DOWNED SOME TREES.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindLondon-A number of trees and power lines were knocked down.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindLondon-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindLondon-Several large trees were knocked down.
July 1995HailLondon-Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLondon-Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindLondon-Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindLondon-Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn and caused structural damage to another barn. Some trees were also knocked down.
May 2022HailLondon-no account filed
May 2022HailLondon-no account filed
June 2012HailLondon-no account filed
July 2008HailLondon-no account filed
April 2005HailLondon-no account filed
May 2001HailLondon-no account filed
May 2001HailLondon-no account filed
May 1999HailLondon-no account filed
June 1998HailLondon-no account filed
May 1997HailLondon-no account filed
February 1996HailLondon-no account filed
April 1993HailLondon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pope 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
Georgetown1.3 miles19
Scotia2.1 miles19
Mill Creek2.6 miles19
Ouitaville4.7 miles19
Pless (historical)5.2 miles19
Norristown5.9 miles19
Augsburg6.0 miles19
Famous (historical)6.2 miles19

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 LondonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79348The 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 77539. 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.