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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.

Ludwig within Johnson County

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.

In the county-history sources

962 words on this township

Johnson 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 1992

Regional 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 burning37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Equipment and vehicle use12
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2

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 2012Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Johnson County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eureka Brick Co. Clay PitClayProducer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

5 since 2003

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2007Thunderstorm WindLudwig-Trees were reported down.
September 2004Flash FloodLudwig-Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in the Ludwig area. Several streets were flooded along Highway 292.
February 2008HailLudwig-no account filed
May 2003HailLudwig-no account filed
May 2003HailLudwig-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson 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
Hillcrest2.2 miles13
Martin Spring2.3 miles13
Mount Vernon2.8 miles13
Clarksville3.4 miles20
Mount Zion3.6 miles13
Strawberry4.7 miles13
Woodland4.9 miles10
Zadock (historical)5.0 miles13

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.