Ludwig, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Spadra 4 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72830. It lies near Red Lick Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ludwig quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1889 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Ozone quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ludwig quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Fly Gap Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
962 words on this townshipJohnson County, Arkansas, the First Hundred Years, published 1921 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Spadra 2 Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Spadra 2 Township - 962 words.
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Ludwig between 1992 and 2020, burning about 377 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 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 | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ludwig: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eureka Brick Co. Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ludwig in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2008: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ludwig | - | Trees were reported down. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Ludwig | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in the Ludwig area. Several streets were flooded along Highway 292. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Ludwig | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ludwig | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Ludwig | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Martin Spring | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Vernon | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Clarksville | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Zion | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Strawberry | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Zadock (historical) | 5.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 72517. 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.









