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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.

Mayflower within Faulkner County

Population over time

2 figures

Mayflower 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,234
20201,984-250 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

75 since 1997

Regional 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 burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined24
Arson/incendiarism11
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

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
9 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism25 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1999Smoking3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2001Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Faulkner County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Saline-PulaskiAluminumPast ProducerGibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Faulkner County

Storms near this place

46 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Mayflower4 killed, 15 hurt, $52,000,000This 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 2010Thunderstorm WindMayflower$20,000Trees were blown down.
July 2013LightningMayflower$15,000A 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 2014Thunderstorm WindMayflower$10,000Signs were blown down onto Interstate 40.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMayflower$10,000Trees were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMayflower$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMayflower$1,000A tree was downed on Winter Creek Drive near Arkansas 89.
April 2024HailMayflower-Half-dollar sized hail fell in Mayflower.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindMayflower-Trees and power lines were down in Mayflower.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindMayflower-Trees were completely blocking traffic on I-40 and Exit 134.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMayflower-A National Weather Service employee estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
August 2012Heavy RainMayflower-Rainfall measured 3.65 inches in 5 hours.
July 2009Tornado (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 2008Thunderstorm WindMayflower-Trees and power lines were down.
July 2007Flash FloodMayflower-The local emergency manager reported that several roads in downtown Mayflower were closed due to flooding.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMayflower-Trees and some large limbs were blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMayflower-Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs.
February 2000Tornado (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 1995Thunderstorm WindMayflower-Winds up to 70 mph blew a car off a road three miles east of Mayflower.
April 2022HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2019HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2015HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2015HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2011HailMayflower-no account filed
March 2010HailMayflower-no account filed
May 2010HailMayflower-no account filed
May 2010Funnel CloudMayflower-no account filed
April 2007HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2007HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2006HailMayflower-no account filed
August 2006HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2005HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2005HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2004HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2004HailMayflower-no account filed
May 2003HailMayflower-no account filed
December 2002HailMayflower-no account filed
March 2000HailMayflower-no account filed
April 2000HailMayflower-no account filed
March 1999HailMayflower-no account filed
May 1997HailMayflower-no account filed
May 1996HailMayflower-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindMayflower-no account filed
March 1996HailMayflower-no account filed
March 1996HailMayflower-no account filed
July 1995HailMayflower-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Faulkner 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
Palarm3.7 miles19
Gold Creek3.9 miles13
Chadwick (historical)4.3 miles17
Preston4.7 miles13
Round Mountain4.8 miles13
Providence (historical)4.9 miles16
Gold Lake Estates5.0 miles13
Brockington Corner7.1 miles17

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 MayflowerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q80159The 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.