Paris, Arkansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Short Mountain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72855. It lies near Long Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Paris quadrangle. 3,176 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 404 feet above sea level.

Paris within Logan County

On record in Paris

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

American Legion Post No. 121listed 1995
First Christian Churchlisted 1995
Tolbert E. Gill Houselisted 1993
Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson Road-Short Mountain Segmentlisted 2008
Logan County Courthouse, Eastern Districtlisted 1976
Logan County Jail, Oldlisted 1993
Methodist Episcopal Church, Southlisted 1995
Paris Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2009
Paris Post Officelisted 1998
Park Hilllisted 2013
Short Mountain Creek Bridgelisted 2004
Smith Hospitallisted 1994

Every listing in Logan County

Population over time

2 figures

Paris fell from 3,532 to 3,176 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	3,532
2020	3,176	-356 (-10%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 20 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.

1887 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000
1887 USGS Magazine Mountain #1 quadrangle1:62500
1890 USGS Magazine Mountain quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1961 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
1993 USGS Paris quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

65 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Paris between 1998 and 2020, burning about 337 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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	30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	18
Equipment and vehicle use	9
Arson/incendiarism	5
Natural	2
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 2012	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
9 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2006	Debris and open burning	9.4 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	DELTIC FIRE
4 September 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25 acres	Ozark-St. Francis National Forests	BIG CARTER
18 September 2000	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 2004	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 2001	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
10 September 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Logan County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Paris: 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone. 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
Logan County Building Stone Co	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone	Past Producer
Magazine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
S & W Rk Qy	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
B & G Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Duffield Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Garland Cotton Sand & Gravel Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gilbert Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Logan County New Blaine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Shoal Creek Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer

Every working recorded in Logan County

Storms near this place

45 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 29 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. 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.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$2,700,000	Six houses suffered major damage, 20 had moderate damage, and 27 had minor damage. Four businesses had major damage, including a car dealership, two shop buildings, and a lumber company. At the car dealership, 37 cars were damaged, primarily due to flying debris and the collapse of three concrete block walls of an adjacent building. Three other businesses suffered moderate damage, and six had minor damage. Many trees were blown down, some of which fell on houses. Arkansas' second-oldest cherry tree was toppled. Many power lines were blown down and about 40 utility poles had to be replaced.
May 2011	Flood	Paris	$250,000	no account filed
April 2011	Flood	Paris	$100,000	Widespread areal flooding occurred.
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$75,000	Trees and power lines were knocked down. Part of the roof was blown off a house.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$40,000	Several trees were blown down. One of the trees collapsed a wooden carport that was attached to a house, crushing a car beneath the carport.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$20,000	A house had much of its metal roof torn off. Power lines and numerous large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Paris, and just east of town.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
July 1994	Hail	Paris	$5,000	Hail up to nickel size caused some damage at a hog farm.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Winds estimated to be 65 mph with multiple trees down in the area.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A tree was blown down partially on top of a home near Paris.
May 2022	Hail	Paris	-	Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Paris by the EM.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trees and power lines were reported down across the western portion of Paris.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A storm spotter estimated 60 mph winds, power outages and power lines down in the city.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A spotter reported downed power lines north of Hwy 22.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	The Emergency Manager reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated at Paris.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Several trees were blown down across Highway 309.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Numerous trees were downed from Paris to north of Subiaco toward Morrison Bluff.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Numerous trees were down in the town of Paris.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	A large tree was uprooted.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Several trees were down as a result of wind gusts to 60 mph.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Trees were damaged and some shingles were blown off of roofs.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Large limbs were down in Paris.
June 2005	Flash Flood	Paris	-	Several thunderstorms, moving over the same area in a short period of time, produced localized flash flooding in Paris. Several streets were flooded briefly and impassible before the water receded.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Several homes in the area sustained minor roof damage.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees. Several buildings and homes also sustained roof and window damage.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and large tree limbs.
June 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
May 2021	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
August 2019	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
June 2018	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	no account filed
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	no account filed
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	no account filed
April 2004	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Paris	-	no account filed
May 1995	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
July 1994	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
July 1994	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed
April 1994	Hail	Paris	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Logan 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
Carbon City	3.3 miles	19
Gray Rock	3.4 miles	20
Union	3.9 miles	20
Driggs	4.4 miles	22
Spielerville (historical)	4.8 miles	20
Subiaco	5.1 miles	20
Kalamazoo	5.6 miles	20
Wilkins	6.7 miles	20

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 Paris	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79917	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 72997. 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.