Malvern, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Fenter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72104. It stands on Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Malvern South quadrangle. 10,867 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 315 feet above sea level.

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Malvern within Hot Spring County

On record in Malvern

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 12 of 14 shown

Alderson-Coston Houselisted 1995
Bank of Malvernlisted 1987
Billings-Cole Houselisted 2015
Clark Houselisted 1982
Gatewood Houselisted 1992
Hot Spring County Courthouselisted 1996
Hot Springs Railroad Roundhouselisted 2003
Lawyers' Row Historic Districtlisted 2015
Malvern Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2015
Malvern Rosenwald Schoollisted 2005
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvernlisted 1992
Pine Bluff Street Historic Districtlisted 1999

Every listing in Hot Spring County

Population over time

4 figures

Malvern grew from 1,520 to 10,867 between 1890 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
1890	1,520
2000	9,021
2010	10,318	+1,297 (+14%)
2020	10,867	+549 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 12 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.

1948 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1949 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:62500
1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1978 USGS Malvern South quadrangle1:24000
1985 USGS Malvern quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
2000 USGS Malvern South quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

357 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 357 fires within 5 miles of Malvern between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,103 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 73 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	150
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	79
Arson/incendiarism	73
Equipment and vehicle use	20
Smoking	13
Misuse of fire by a minor	9
Railroad operations and maintenance	7
Natural	5
Recreation and ceremony	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
8 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1998	Smoking	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 2005	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 September 1997	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
4 September 2015	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 2015	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hot Spring County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Malvern: 10 producers, 9 unknowns, 4 past producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Silica. 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
Cove Creek	Barium-Barite	Past Producer
Malvern Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unk	Silica	Unknown
Unk	Silica	Unknown
Rock Island Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Unk	Stone	Unknown
Unk	Stone	Unknown
Malvern Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Malvern Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Ouchita Plant No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Hot Spring County

Storms near this place

60 of 137 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Malvern in 137 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 67 thunderstorm wind, 51 hail, 10 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 20 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
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	1 killed, 1 hurt, $50,000	A large tree, which had a considerable amount of internal rot, fell onto a house. A 28-year-old man was killed and a 15-month-old girl was injured.
September 1996	Tornado (F2)	Malvern	15 hurt, $2,100,000	no account filed
May 2002	Tornado (F1)	Malvern	2 hurt	An F1 tornado touched down briefly near the Glen Rose community and was on the ground for only one mile. At the beginning of the path, several large tree limbs were blown down. Farther along the path, several large trees were knocked down. However, most of the damage occurred at the school in Glen Rose. Roofing material was peeled off several of the school buildings, with shingles from the roofs scattered in various directions around the school campus area. The false ceiling in one of the buildings collapsed, with water damage noted in several of the other buildings that sustained roof damage. Two large ventilators were blown over on the roof of the band hall, with several large trees knocked down on the school campus. Several cars were also damaged by flying debris. A teacher was injured when one of the ceilings fell. Another teacher, who was outside when the storm struck, suffered a cut on her leg and bruises when she was blown into a chain-link fence on the playground.
May 2006	Lightning	Malvern	1 hurt	Lightning struck a tree, with a branch from the tree falling on a person attending a biker festival. The person was injured.
May 2006	Lightning	Malvern	1 hurt	Lightning struck a 20 foot high watchtower and the local state prison in Malvern. One guard in the tower suffered minor burns to her face and chest and was hospitalized for a short period of time.
April 1998	Lightning	Malvern	$2,250,000	Lightning struck the county library building in Malvern, resulting in a fire. The fire initially started in the roof and then spread to the rest of the structure. Most of the building and the contents were destroyed. Initial estimates placed the damage at $2.25 million.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$100,000	no account filed
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$75,000	Power lines, electrical poles, and trees were blown down. A radio tower was knocked down, falling onto a fire station.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$50,000	Many trees were blown down in Malvern, according to the sheriff's office.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$30,000	Power lines were blown down, leaving part of Malvern without power.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$25,000	Trees and power lines were blown down, and the sign at an auto parts store was destroyed.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Malvern	$25,000	The Bismarck School District was closed due to flooding. Hickory Grove Road and Raven Road were under water.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$25,000	Three trees were down near the water treatment plant. Tree limbs were broken and there was some damage to the building.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$20,000	A greenhouse was destroyed and the roof of a house was damaged.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in Malvern.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$15,000	Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Malvern.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Malvern	$15,000	Street flooding was reported on McNeal Street, Sullenberger, and East Page Street and several other streets in Malvern. One business was flooded.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$10,000	A tree was blown down, taking some power lines with it.
September 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$10,000	Trees were blown down.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$10,000	Trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 67.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$10,000	Trees were down in Malvern.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$5,000	A tree was down on a home in Malvern.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.
January 2007	Flash Flood	Malvern	$2,000	Heavy rains produced localized flooding across Hot Spring County. Several county roads were impassible due to high water levels.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$1,000	Limbs were blown down in Malvern.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$1,000	Tree limbs were blown down.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	$500	no account filed
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Multiple trees were blown down in the town of Malvern.
June 2023	Hail	Malvern	-	Quarter sized hail fell at Malvern.
June 2023	Hail	Malvern	-	Tea Cup sized hail fell in Malvern.
March 2018	Flash Flood	Malvern	-	Flash flooding occurred in Malvern with several roads closed throughout town.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Several trees were blown down in the county.
June 2017	Flash Flood	Malvern	-	Numerous roadways were underwater with several roads closed. There were some reports of water getting into houses.
May 2012	Hail	Malvern	-	Dime to nickel size hail fell.
May 2012	Hail	Malvern	-	Hail covered the ground.
May 2012	Hail	Malvern	-	Dime to quarter size hail fell.
May 2012	Heavy Rain	Malvern	-	Two and a half inches of rain fell in less than an hour.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported.
October 2009	Heavy Rain	Malvern	-	In Malvern, it was the wettest October ever recorded.
March 2008	Hail	Malvern	-	Penny sized hail covered the ground in Malvern.
August 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	A few trees were blown down.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Malvern	-	Street flooding was reported in town.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Power lines were blown down.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	A tree was blown down.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Trees were blown down in various parts of the county.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	One tree was reported down on U.S. Highway 67.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Several trees were blown down.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Tree downed on Reyburn Creek Road.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Large tree limbs downed.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Several small trees were blown down at Glen Rose.
November 2004	Flash Flood	Malvern	-	Locally heavy rainfall in the Malvern area produced flash flooding. Several streets were blocked as a result of the high water.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Malvern	-	Some trees and power lines were downed in Malvern.
August 2003	Hail	Malvern	-	Golfball sized hail was reported at Glen Rose.
May 2003	Flash Flood	Malvern	-	Heavy rains caused some localized flash flooding in Malvern. Several streets were under water for a short period of time.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Malvern	-	Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in and around the Malvern area. Numerous streets were flooded and impassible for several hours.
May 2002	Hail	Malvern	-	Dime sized hail fell in the Glen Rose community.

Every storm recorded in Hot Spring 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
Abco	1.3 miles	12
Walco (historical)	1.7 miles	12
Rockport	1.9 miles	13
Perla	2.2 miles	12
Harp	2.8 miles	12
Gifford	3.8 miles	10
Butterfield	4.5 miles	13
Oak Grove	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 Malvern	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79694	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 77584. 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.