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Rose Bud, Arkansas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cadron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72137. It stands on Jones Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rose Bud quadrangle. 494 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 630 feet above sea level.

Rose Bud within White County

On record in Rose Bud

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Population over time

3 figures

Rose Bud grew from 429 to 494 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.

YearPeople Change
2000429
2010482+53 (+12%)
2020494+12 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Rose Bud between 1997 and 2019, burning about 1,234 acres in total. 3 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 burning28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2005Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2000Debris and open burning12 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2010Debris and open burning16 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 2012Debris and open burning6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2004Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rose Bud: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Clay. 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
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
Unk Stone QuariesStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in White County

Storms near this place

45 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rose Bud in 45 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 23 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2009FloodRose Bud$2,000,000Flash flooding, which developed early on the morning of the 24th, became widespread areal flooding later in the morning on the 24th and continued into Christmas morning. Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highways 87, 13, 323, 36, 11, and 16. Arkansas Highway 31 was flooded from Beebe to Lonoke, and from Floyd to Romance. Lake Barnett went over its banks, washing over Arkansas Highway 31 and the bridge at Gravel Hill. Two 80 year-old bridges were washed out at Vinity Corner.
December 2009Flash FloodRose Bud$2,000,000Widespread heavy rain led to the development of flash flooding early on the morning of the 24th.
October 2009Flash FloodRose Bud$325,000Arkansas Highways 157, 124, 13, 16, 31, 36, and 87 were flooded, as were numerous county roads.
October 2009FloodRose Bud$300,000Flash flooding which began on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th. Water entered 15 homes in the Wildwood Subdivision in Beebe when water overflowed from a swamp. Firefighters had to carry two small children through knee-deep water after the water surrounded their house.
April 2009Flash FloodRose Bud$25,000Flooding occurred on numerous county roads and on parts of Arkansas Highway 157. A vehicle was stranded on Sears and Roebuck Road south of Higginson.
August 2010Flash FloodRose Bud$5,000A convenience store flooded in Rose Bud.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRose Bud$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindRose Bud$500Thunderstorm winds picked up an empty shed and threw it into a nearby house. No damage was caused to the house itself. A few tree limbs were also broken off. Wind gusts were estimated up to 40 mph with this storm.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Three power poles were snapped in the community of Rose Bud.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Multiple power poles were broken near Rose Bud leaving over 3,000 customers without power.
April 2020HailRose Bud-The public reported quarter size hail in Rose Bud.
April 2017Flash FloodRose Bud-On Saint Mary's Church Road, 20 to 30 feet of the road was washed out.
June 2013Funnel CloudRose Bud-A funnel cloud was photographed south of Rose Bud.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-One mobile home sustained minor roof damage.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Some power lines were blown down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
November 2003HailRose Bud-Hail up to penny size covered the ground at Rose Bud.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
September 1997LightningRose Bud-Lightning struck a storage shed which resulted in a fire. The shed was destroyed as a result of the fire. A grocery store also sustained some structural damage after lightning struck the building.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Thunderstorm winds tore part of the roof off a barn and knocked down several trees.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
April 2015HailRose Bud-no account filed
August 2011HailRose Bud-no account filed
April 2007HailRose Bud-no account filed
March 2006HailRose Bud-no account filed
February 2005HailRose Bud-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
March 2001HailRose Bud-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
January 1999HailRose Bud-no account filed
June 1999HailRose Bud-no account filed
January 1999HailRose Bud-no account filed
January 1999HailRose Bud-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindRose Bud-no account filed
May 1995HailRose Bud-no account filed

Every storm recorded in White 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
Hart2.7 miles10
Turnip (historical)4.3 miles10
Romance6.4 miles11
Gravel Hill7.3 miles9
Joy7.6 miles9
Sidon7.6 miles9
Pickens11.0 miles9
Hammondsville11.1 miles11

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 Rose BudAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2182685The 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 54191. 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.