Pangburn, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72121. It stands on Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pangburn quadrangle. 500 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 348 feet above sea level.
On record in Pangburn
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 records
James William Boggs Houselisted 1991
Cary Houselisted 1992
Churchill-Hilger Houselisted 1991
Rufus Gray Houselisted 1991
Livestock and Equipment Barn, Glenn Homesteadlisted 1992
Walter Marsh Houselisted 1991
McAdams Houselisted 1991
Austin Pangburn Houselisted 1991
John Shutter Houselisted 1991
Avanell Wright Houselisted 1991- Dr. McAdams Houselisted 1991
- Patman Houselisted 1991
Population over time
3 figuresPangburn fell from 654 to 500 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 654 | |
| 2010 | 601 | -53 (-8%) |
| 2020 | 500 | -101 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pangburn quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Pangburn between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,313 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 24 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 | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | WHI17514057 |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Pangburn: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pangburn in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Lightning | Pangburn | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Lightning | Pangburn | $100,000 | Lightning set fire to a house, burning it to the ground. Three all-terrain vehicles were also destroyed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | $60,000 | Trees fell on two mobile homes on First St., and a transformer fell onto Austin St. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Pangburn | $50,000 | Rainfall measured 7.13 inches at Georgetown, 4.50 inches at Bradford and Griffithville, and 3.50 inches at Steprock. Roads and farm fields were flooded. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | $20,000 | Arkansas Highway 16 was closed due to power lines across the road. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | $15,000 | A tree was down on a house. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Pangburn | $10,000 | Due to the excessive rain on the morning of the 29th, some roads and fields remained flooded into July. |
| July 2014 | Flood | Pangburn | $10,000 | Due to excessive rain on the morning of June 29th, some roads and fields remained flooded into July. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | $7,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Multiple powerlines and tree limbs were blown down in Pangburn. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Pangburn | - | A picture on twitter showed ping pong ball sized hail. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Power poles were blown down at Pangburn. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Trees were blown down on Hwy 16. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Pangburn | - | Dime to penny size hail occurred in Pangburn. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Pangburn | - | Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highway 16. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Pangburn | - | Heavy rains flooded portions of Highway 16 for a brief period of time. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Pangburn | - | A weak tornado was spawned in northern White County close to the Pangburn area. The tornado tracked to the northeast, and destroyed a travel trailer. A shed was also overturned, with damage to the roof of a home and to a barn roof. Some trees were downed as well. The tornado dissipated 1.3 miles east-northeast of Pangburn. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and power lines. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Pangburn | - | Heavy rains resulted in some street flooding in the Pangburn area. Some roadways were covered by high water for a few hours. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Pangburn. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Pangburn | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pangburn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Clay | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Dewey | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Letona | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Little Red | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Doyleville (historical) | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pickens | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hickory Flat | 6.2 miles | 9 |
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 Pangburn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q80152 | 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 53143. 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.



