Ravenden, Arkansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Thacker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72459. It stands on Browns Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ravenden quadrangle. 426 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 338 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRavenden fell from 470 to 426 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 | 470 | |
| 2020 | 426 | -44 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1957 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Poplar Bluff quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ravenden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Cherokee Village quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Ravenden between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,227 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ravenden: 2 past producers. None of them 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.
Storms near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ravenden in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | 1 killed | Straight line winds produced widespread wind damage across Lawrence County. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down with a few blocking roads. One tree fell on vehicle, killing the driver, after the motorist decided to pull over due to the blinding rain. Three other occupants sustained injuries. A few trees fell onto homes producing damage. Roof damage occurred to a few other homes. At least two car accidents occurred during the storm. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | 1 hurt | Straight line winds knocked down several trees and a few power poles in Ravenden. One person was injured by a falling tree. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Ravenden | $100,000 | The tornado moved into Lawrence County from Sharp County and tracked east to 3 miles east of Ravenden. The tornado lifted near the Randolph and Lawrence County line. A rental home was damaged in Ravenden. Thirty to forty other homes had minor damage across the county. A barn was damaged in Ravenden. Four unoccupied buildings were also damaged in Ravenden. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $50,000 | Rodeo arena damaged and bleachers overturned. U-Haul trailer blown over. Roof blown off a home in Ravenden also. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $30,000 | Tree down on a house. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $25,000 | Two homes were damaged in Imboden. Several trees were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $25,000 | Two shop buildings and five storage units were damaged. Two cars were damaged by fallen trees. Several trees were blown down including one tree that was at least 200 years old. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Ravenden | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $5,000 | Several large trees were knocked down. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $5,000 | A shed located behind an auto body shop was destroyed. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Ravenden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $2,000 | Trees were knocked down near Ravenden. |
| November 2006 | Hail | Ravenden | $1,000 | Penny size hail fell for approximately 10 minutes near Ravenden. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Ravenden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ravenden | $850 | Hail ranged in size from quarters in Ravenden to golfballs in Imboden. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | $500 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Ravenden | $100 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Ravenden | - | Rainfall was measured at 3.22 inches in Ravenden. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | - | Trees fell across the town of Ravenden. |
| January 2022 | Heavy Rain | Ravenden | - | Rainfall of 4 inches was measured since the day before. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | - | The Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down around Ravenden. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Ravenden | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in Ravenden. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Ravenden | - | County Rd. 106 had a portion of it washed out by flooding. A picture and report were received from social media. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Ravenden | - | High water covering streets in Ravenden. |
| March 2016 | Flash Flood | Ravenden | - | Heavy rain resulted in a road becoming impassable due to rushing water in Ravenden. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | - | Straight line winds knocked trees down in Ravenden and Imboden. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ravenden | - | Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down across Lawrence County. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Ravenden | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in and around Ravenden. Up to six inches of water covered the roads. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Ravenden | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Ravenden. Several roads were flooded. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ravenden | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Ravenden | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ravenden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition (historical) | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Imboden | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Frisbee (historical) | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Annieville | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sloan | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hogan | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Denton | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Smithville | 10.9 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 Ravenden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2233560 | 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 58465. 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.




