Mayflower, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Danley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72106. The Survey maps it on the Mayflower quadrangle. 1,984 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 282 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMayflower fell from 2,234 to 1,984 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 | 2,234 | |
| 2020 | 1,984 | -250 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Mayflower quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Mayflower quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mayflower quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Mayflower between 1997 and 2020, burning about 718 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mayflower: 8 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline-Pulaski | Aluminum | Past Producer | Gibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite | |
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
46 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mayflower in 46 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 26 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 deaths and 15 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 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Mayflower | 4 killed, 15 hurt, $52,000,000 | This tornado exited Pulaski County north-northwest of Morgan and re-entered Faulkner County east-southeast of Mayflower. In Faulkner County, it first moved through the northwest part of Camp Joseph T. Robinson, a National Guard facility. Thousands of trees were blown down in the area of Arkansas Highway 89 and Clinton Rd. In addition, numerous power lines were blown down and some homes and outbuildings were damaged. Similar damage occurred as the tornado continued moving to the northeast. At the Black Oak Ranch Estates mobile home park, numerous mobile homes were destroyed and four people were killed. Two of the victims, a 63 year-old man and a 55 year-old man, were in separate mobile homes. The other two victims, a man and his wife, both 45 years-old, had left their mobile home and taken shelter in a large, metal, intermodal shipping container. The tornado carried the container approximately 150 yards, depositing it on the bank of a pond. The tornado next moved through Vilonia, causing damage to residences over a large part of the town. Businesses along U.S. Highway 64 were also damaged. Also on the highway, two tractor-trailers overturned, with one of them spilling its load of food products. After leaving Vilonia, the tornado continued on to the northeast. Additional trees were blown down, and houses and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The Red Cross indicated that approximately 34 houses and 62 mobile homes were destroyed, 91 houses and 41 mobile homes suffered major damage, 145 houses and 43 mobile homes had minor damage, and 53 houses and 38 mobile homes were affected. The tornado then exited Faulkner County south of Mount Vernon and moved into White County west of Hammonsville. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | $20,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Mayflower | $15,000 | A sport utility vehicle was struck by lightning as it was traveling on Interstate 40. The motorist was not injured but the vehicle was disabled. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | $10,000 | Signs were blown down onto Interstate 40. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | $10,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Winter Creek Drive near Arkansas 89. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Mayflower | - | Half-dollar sized hail fell in Mayflower. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | Trees and power lines were down in Mayflower. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | Trees were completely blocking traffic on I-40 and Exit 134. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | A National Weather Service employee estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| August 2012 | Heavy Rain | Mayflower | - | Rainfall measured 3.65 inches in 5 hours. |
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Mayflower | - | A waterspout occurred over Lake Conway, and was photographed by a number of people. There was no damage and the waterspout never moved onshore. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | Trees and power lines were down. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Mayflower | - | The local emergency manager reported that several roads in downtown Mayflower were closed due to flooding. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | Trees and some large limbs were blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| February 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Mayflower | - | A weak tornado was spawned in southern Faulkner County about 1.5 miles northwest of Mayflower. The tornado moved east, causing mostly minor damage. A couple of ornamental columns in front of a home were torn loose, with one of the columns falling into a window. Two highway signs were tipped over backwards as well. At Paradise Landing, the front windows of a store were blown in, much of the roof from a boat dock was removed, and several nearby boat houses were damaged. Also, several trees and power lines were blown down. The tornado dissipated about 2 miles northeast of Mayflower. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | Winds up to 70 mph blew a car off a road three miles east of Mayflower. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Mayflower | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Mayflower | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palarm | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Gold Creek | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Chadwick (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Preston | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Round Mountain | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Providence (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Gold Lake Estates | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Brockington Corner | 7.1 miles | 17 |
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 Mayflower | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80159 | 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 77619. 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.










