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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.

Ravenden within Lawrence County

Population over time

2 figures

Ravenden 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.

YearPeople Change
2010470
2020426-44 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 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

76 since 1997

Regional 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 burning35
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1999Debris and open burning7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1999Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 August 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 August 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lawrence County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lawrence County

Storms near this place

33 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRavenden1 killedStraight 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 2013Thunderstorm WindRavenden1 hurtStraight line winds knocked down several trees and a few power poles in Ravenden. One person was injured by a falling tree.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Ravenden$100,000The 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 2017Thunderstorm WindRavenden$50,000Rodeo arena damaged and bleachers overturned. U-Haul trailer blown over. Roof blown off a home in Ravenden also.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindRavenden$30,000Tree down on a house.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindRavenden$25,000Two homes were damaged in Imboden. Several trees were blown down.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindRavenden$25,000Two 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 2006HailRavenden$25,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRavenden$5,000Several large trees were knocked down.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindRavenden$5,000A shed located behind an auto body shop was destroyed.
September 2006HailRavenden$5,000no account filed
September 2006Thunderstorm WindRavenden$2,000Trees were knocked down near Ravenden.
November 2006HailRavenden$1,000Penny size hail fell for approximately 10 minutes near Ravenden.
March 2008HailRavenden$1,000no account filed
December 1996Thunderstorm WindRavenden$1,000no account filed
July 2000HailRavenden$850Hail ranged in size from quarters in Ravenden to golfballs in Imboden.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindRavenden$500Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
April 2006HailRavenden$100no account filed
March 2023Heavy RainRavenden-Rainfall was measured at 3.22 inches in Ravenden.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindRavenden-Trees fell across the town of Ravenden.
January 2022Heavy RainRavenden-Rainfall of 4 inches was measured since the day before.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindRavenden-The Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down around Ravenden.
April 2020HailRavenden-Golf ball size hail was reported in Ravenden.
August 2020Flash FloodRavenden-County Rd. 106 had a portion of it washed out by flooding. A picture and report were received from social media.
July 2017Flash FloodRavenden-High water covering streets in Ravenden.
March 2016Flash FloodRavenden-Heavy rain resulted in a road becoming impassable due to rushing water in Ravenden.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindRavenden-Straight line winds knocked trees down in Ravenden and Imboden.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindRavenden-Straight line winds knocked trees and power lines down across Lawrence County.
August 2009Flash FloodRavenden-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in and around Ravenden. Up to six inches of water covered the roads.
March 2008Flash FloodRavenden-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Ravenden. Several roads were flooded.
May 2018HailRavenden-no account filed
April 2011HailRavenden-no account filed
May 2011HailRavenden-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lawrence 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
Opposition (historical)2.4 miles9
Imboden4.6 miles13
Frisbee (historical)5.4 miles9
Annieville5.4 miles13
Sloan7.3 miles13
Hogan8.2 miles13
Denton9.8 miles13
Smithville10.9 miles9

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 RavendenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2233560The 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.