Riverside, Arkansas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cotton Plant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72101. The Survey maps it on the McCrory quadrangle.

Riverside within Woodruff County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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.

1940 USGS Tilton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Tilton quadrangle1:62500
1980 USGS Mc Crory quadrangle1:24000
1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

20 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Riverside between 1992 and 2017, burning about 192 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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
Smoking	7
Arson/incendiarism	7
Debris and open burning	5
Recreation and ceremony	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 1999	Smoking	29 acres	Central Arkansas Refuges Complex	COLE
1 July 2010	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
8 June 1998	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
11 June 2004	Debris and open burning	16 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
5 March 2012	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 March 1992	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Central Arkansas Refuges Complex	HWY260#1
21 March 1992	Recreation and ceremony	4.3 acres	Central Arkansas Refuges Complex	HWY260#2
20 March 2001	Smoking	4.0 acres	Central Arkansas Refuges Complex	TRACT 191A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Woodruff County

Storms near this place

60 of 150 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverside in 150 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 150 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
May 2014	Flood	Riverside	$10,000	The Cache River at Patterson remained above flood stage from heavy rainfall back in April. This river remained above flood stage for much of May before finally dropping back below flood stage during the morning hours of the 27th.
November 2011	Flood	Riverside	$10,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Cache River near Patterson to rise above flood stage during the late evening hours on the 13th. This river reached over 11 feet during the month of November and moderate flooding continued through the end of the month.
April 2014	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Heavy spring rains caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage during the morning hours on the 7th. The river then remained above flood stage until the evening hours on the 26th.
May 2012	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Heavy Rainfall on the 7th and 8th caused minor flooding along the Cache River at Patterson. The river crested at 9.36 feet on the 13th.
January 2012	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Heavy rain fell through November and December, causing the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage from mid November through early January.
February 2012	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	The Cache River at Patterson crested just over 10 feet as a series of heavy rain events during the winter months caused minor flooding through most of February.
March 2012	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Heavy rain caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage through most of March.
September 2012	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Tropical Depression Isaac produced heavy rainfall on the 1st and 2nd of October. This lead to minor flooding on the Cache River at Patterson. Several other rainfall events through early September kept the river at minor flood stage through the 18th of September.
January 2012	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	A series of heavy rain events in late January pushed the Cache River at Patterson above flood stage in late January.
April 2010	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Cache River at Patterson to remain above flood stage through the first half of April.
May 2010	Flood	Riverside	$5,000	Additional rainfall during May caused the Cache River near Patterson to remain above flood stage from April through all of May, and then into the month of June.
February 2014	Flood	Riverside	$2,000	Heavy rainfall and melting from wintry precipitation caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage at midday on the 3rd. This river fell below flood stage during the afternoon hours on the 10th. However, this river would once again rise above flood stage later in the month.
February 2014	Flood	Riverside	$2,000	Heavy rainfall and some melting of wintry precipitation caused the Cache River at Patterson to rise above flood stage during the afternoon hours of the 19th. The river then fell back below flood stage during the morning hours of the 27th.
January 2013	Flood	Riverside	$2,000	Heavy rain events in the months of December, 2012, and January, 2013, caused minor flooding along the Cache River at Patterson. The highest crest during this period was 10.6 feet on January 19th.
February 2013	Flood	Riverside	$2,000	Minor flooding continued along the Cache River at Patterson from a series of heavy rainfall events dating back to December, 2012. The river temporarily dropped below flood stage on February 21st at 4 AM but then rose above flood stage at 1 PM on the 21st. The river crested at 10.73 feet on February 27th.
March 2013	Flood	Riverside	$1,000	Heavy rainfall in late February caused the Cache River at Patterson to stay above flood stage through March 12th.
March 2013	Flood	Riverside	$1,000	Heavy rain during the first half of the month fell on an already high Cache River. The Cache River at Patterson remained elevated from a wet first two months of the year. The additional rainfall in March pushed the Cache River at Patterson above flood stage for a few days in the middle of March.
December 2012	Flood	Riverside	$1,000	Heavy rainfall in early December caused the Cache River at Patterson to crest at 8.35 feet on December 16th.
December 2012	Flood	Riverside	$1,000	Multiple heavy rain events throughout the month of December dropped 5 to 6 inches of rain. In addition, a heavy snowstorm on Christmas Day dropped 6 inches of snowfall locally, with between 8 and 12 inches of snow upstream.
March 2026	Flood	Riverside	-	The Cache River experienced minor river flooding in mid-March with the Patterson gage cresting at 9.02 feet on March 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM CST.
February 2026	Flood	Riverside	-	The Cache River went into Minor flood stage in mid February and crested (in minor flood stage) at 10.18 feet on February 20, 2026 at 1200 CST.
April 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Major river flooding was observed at Patterson along the Cache River.
May 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Patterson on the Cache River.
May 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Major river flooding was observed at Patterson along the Cache River.
May 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Patterson along the Cache River.
February 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Moderate flooding was observed over the entire month of February at Patterson along the Cache River.
January 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	The Cache River at Patterson began the month of January in minor flood stage and remained in minor flood stage over this period into mid-January and did not encounter a crest within this period.
November 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain led the Cache River at the Patterson gage to enter minor flood stage with the minor flood stage maxima taking place on November 4, 2025 at 1615 CST or LST at a height of 9.34 feet.
June 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Patterson along the Cache River.
June 2025	Flood	Riverside	-	Minor river flooding was observed at Patterson along the Cache River.
January 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson January 13, 2024 through the end of the month.
August 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson from 8/22/24 to 8/25/24.
February 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain in January brought continued flooding into early February 2024 on the Cache River at Patterson.
May 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Minor river flooding was observed along the Cache River at Patterson.
June 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain led to minor river flooding on the Cache River at Patterson between June 1 and Jun 3, the river crested at the Patterson gage on June 1 at 1745 at 9.75 feet.
October 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought river flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in early October; the crest of the Cache River at Patterson was 10.24 feet on October 4, 2024 at 9:45 AM CST.
December 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	The Cache River at Patterson flooded during late December with the river site continuing to flood into mid-January. The crest of the Cache River at Patterson would occur in moderate flood stage at 11.02 feet on December 31st at 2230.
September 2024	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought river flooding to the Cache River at Patterson lasting from mid into late September; the crest of the Cache River at Patterson was 10.38 feet on September 22, 2024 at 7:15 AM CST.
March 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Flooding continued into early March at the Cache River at Patterson in early March.
March 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in early March that continued through the end of the month.
January 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought river flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in early January.
February 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in January that continued into February.
April 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Flooding continued from March into early April on the Cache River at Patterson.
April 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson.
August 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson August 11-21, 2023.
November 2023	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain at the end of October brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson November 3-11.
January 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rainfall brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson January 3-26, 2022.
February 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in mid February.
April 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain in March brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson that continued through April.
May 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in early May.
May 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson again in early May.
May 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in late May.
May 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in early to mid May.
March 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain in February brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson that continued through March 7.
March 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain in mid March brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson for just a little over 24 hours.
March 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought minor river flooding to the Cache River at Patterson. This point remained above flood stage through March.
August 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson in early August.
December 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rain in mid December brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson.
June 2022	Flood	Riverside	-	Flooding continued from May on the White River at Patterson.
March 2021	Flood	Riverside	-	Heavy rains brought flooding to the Cache River at Patterson mid March through the end of the month.

Every storm recorded in Woodruff 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
Union	1.6 miles	12
New Salem	2.5 miles	12
Cavell	2.5 miles	12
Patterson	2.6 miles	10
Goodrich	2.7 miles	10
Simmons (historical)	3.4 miles	10
McCrory	3.4 miles	10
Overcup	4.2 miles	10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58498. 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.

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.