Pottsville, Arkansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1993. It stands in District 2. It lies in ZIP code area 72858. It stands on Cove Branch. The Survey maps it on the Holla Bend quadrangle. 3,140 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 381 feet above sea level.
On record in Pottsville
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 4 records
Potts Innlisted 1970
Pottsville Citizen's Banklisted 2002
Pottsville Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2005
Pottsville Dipping Vatlisted 2006
Population over time
3 figuresPottsville grew from 1,271 to 3,140 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 | 1,271 | |
| 2010 | 2,838 | +1,567 (+123%) |
| 2020 | 3,140 | +302 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1888 USGS Dardanelle #4 quadrangle1:62500
- 1890 USGS Dardanelle quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Holla Bend quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Holla Bend quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Pottsville between 1997 and 2020, burning about 360 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 130 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Pottsville: 18 unknowns, 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernice Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Black-Sands Deposit | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Dierks Crystal Area No 6 | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Shale Pit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Cabot Sandstone Operations | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Ferguson Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| New Hope Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pitts Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pottsville in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $125,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed two poultry houses. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $50,000 | Metal roofing was removed from a row of businesses. Numerous trees were down or snapped. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $30,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $25,000 | Trees, power lines, and street signs were blown down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | $5,000 | Multiple tree limbs were downed with some damage to a roof. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Large tree limb was blown down on West Ash Street in Pottsville. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Pottsville | - | Quarter sized hail fell in the town of Pottsville, AR. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Pottsville | - | A mudslide was reported along AR State Hwy. 363 between Phillips Rd. and Interstate 40 in Pottsville. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Pottsville | - | Golf ball sized hail fell near Worthen. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Trees and power lines were down in Pottsville. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Power lines were down on Crow Mountain. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Construction barrels were blown around on Interstate 40. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Pottsville | - | A weak tornado moved from Yell County into southern Pope County. The tornado tracked through the Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, and pushed over several trees. The tornado dissipated a little over 8 miles south of Pottsville. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Pottsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Pottsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worthen | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pisgah (historical) | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bethel | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mars Hill | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| New Hope | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bernice | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Russellville | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| North Dardanelle | 5.1 miles | 21 |
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 Pottsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2106682 | 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 78087. 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.









