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Prescott, Arkansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Missouri Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71857. The Survey maps it on the Prescott West quadrangle. 3,101 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 325 feet above sea level.

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Prescott within Nevada County

On record in Prescott

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 15 shown

Every listing in Nevada County

Population over time

2 figures

Prescott fell from 3,296 to 3,101 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
20103,296
20203,101-195 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 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

81 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Prescott between 1997 and 2020, burning about 741 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 18 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 burning20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Arson/incendiarism18
Equipment and vehicle use9
Natural9
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2011Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 1998Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2015Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nevada County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Prescott: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Grayson Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
H FarrisSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
L HaynieSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Nevada County

Storms near this place

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prescott in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 26 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 10 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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
February 1998Flash FloodPrescott1 killedA local man was apparently fishing in the Cross Tierre Rouge Creek when he was swept away by flood waters. He was found 5 days later.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPrescott$50,000Several trees and power lines were blown down.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPrescott$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindPrescott$40,000Winds of about 70 mph destroyed a couple of storage sheds on County Rd. 1. Some trees were also downed along Interstate 30.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindPrescott$15,000Several trees down and one chicken house crushed by fallen tree.
October 2001Flash FloodPrescott$12,000Four homes were flooded including the local ambulance service building.
August 2010LightningPrescott$5,000A lightning strike resulted in a fire that torched nearly 100 acres of timberland near the town of Prescott, Arkansas.
December 2024Flash FloodPrescott-Flash flooding with high water covering several roads in the city of Prescott.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Several trees downed, mainly across the northern portions of Nevada County, including along Highway 67 and Interstate 30.
May 2022HailPrescott-Quarter size hail just south of Prescott.
April 2022Tornado (EF0)Prescott-An EF-0 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 85 mph briefly touched down on the west side of Highway 371 about one mile south of Prescott, where a number of trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed Highway 371 where additional trees were uprooted, before the tornado lifted.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees reported down across parts of Nevada County.
May 2022Flash FloodPrescott-Water covering Highway 19 north of Prescott.
December 2021HailPrescott-Multiple reports were received of quarter size hail falling throughout the city of Prescott.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the city of Prescott.
July 2019Heavy RainPrescott-A cumulative storm total of 8.49 inches of rain was measured from a National Weather Service Cooperative Observer on the north side of Prescott from 12 am to 3 pm on July 16th, 2019.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPrescott-A large tree was blown down across Interstate 30 near mile marker 47.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees were blown down across the city of Prescott.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindPrescott-A measured gust of 62 mph was made by a storm spotter in Redland, Arkansas 4 miles east of Prescott, Arkansas.
March 2016HailPrescott-Hail slightly larger than golfballs was reported just southwest of Prescott.
April 2016HailPrescott-Quarter size hail fell in Prescott.
April 2008Flash FloodPrescott-Local emergency manager reported that numerous county roads were underwater and washed out.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Power lines were downed along Wildcat Road.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Trees and powelines downed.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Powerlines downed on Hwy 67.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Trees downed on Kale Rd.
November 2004Flash FloodPrescott-ROUTE 371 UNDER WATER IN SPOTS.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindPrescott-I-30 closed from Hope to Prescott, Arkansas due to downed trees and overturned trucks. Relayed by State Police.
June 2004HailPrescott-Hail fell at Laneburg.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Tin torn off a barn on County Road 28 on the south side of town.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees toppled along Hwy 19 near the Pike County line.
October 2001Flash FloodPrescott-Numerous roads reported under water and impassable.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Several large trees down.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2000Flash FloodPrescott-Hwy 371 was barricaded due to flood waters.
November 2000Flash FloodPrescott-Flash flooding on CR 50 and 291 closed the roads.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees down along CR 293.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Numerous trees down across Hwy 371.
March 1999Flash FloodPrescott-High water closed Hwy 278 at Hwy 53.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Several large trees and power lines were toppled causing local power outages.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindPrescott-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
November 2005HailPrescott-no account filed
May 2002HailPrescott-no account filed
May 2001HailPrescott-no account filed
February 2000HailPrescott-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPrescott-no account filed
May 1996HailPrescott-no account filed
March 1996HailPrescott-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPrescott-no account filed
June 1994HailPrescott-no account filed
March 1993HailPrescott-no account filed
April 1993HailPrescott-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nevada 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
Midway4.0 miles16
Boughton4.4 miles15
Pleasant Hill5.0 miles16
Iron Springs5.0 miles16
Redland5.5 miles15
Emmet7.1 miles15
Laneburg8.3 miles15
Lackland (historical)9.5 miles16

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 PrescottAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q80078The 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 53784. 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.