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Rudy, Arkansas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1978. It stands in District 10. It lies in ZIP code area 72952. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rudy quadrangle. 130 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 492 feet above sea level.

Rudy within Crawford County

Population over time

9 figures

Rudy grew from 89 to 130 between 1940 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
194089
195097+8 (+9%)
1960113+16 (+16%)
1970103-10 (-9%)
198079-24 (-23%)
199045-34 (-43%)
200072+27 (+60%)
201061-11 (-15%)
2020130+69 (+113%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

150 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Rudy between 1997 and 2020, burning about 769 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 burning71
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Equipment and vehicle use18
Arson/incendiarism16
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
Natural1
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 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rudy: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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
Arkhola Sand & Gravel Co QuarryFlagstonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

40 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rudy in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 16 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. 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
May 2015FloodRudy1 killedA man was swimming in Frog Bayou near Rudy at about 3:15 pm CDT on May 12th. He was taken swiftly downstream and drown. His body was recovered on May 15th.
April 2018Tornado (EF2)Rudy4 hurt, $600,000This tornado developed north of Rudy where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted as it crossed Frog Bayou Drive. The tornado then severely damaged a home, destroyed outbuildings, and snapped or uprooted numerous trees on Stapp Lane. Outbuildings were destroyed and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted as the tornado crossed Lancaster Road and County Road 27. The tornado continued to move northeast across Highway 282 and I-49 where several cars were rolled off the highway and severe damage to trees occurred. Several mobile homes were destroyed, a permanent home was damaged, and severe tree damage occurred as the tornado moved across Overlook Trail. A well-built outbuilding was destroyed and a home was severely damaged on Locust Mountain Road. Numerous trees were also snapped and uprooted in this area. Another home was severely damaged on Dollard Road before moving into Mountainburg, where numerous homes and businesses were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and trees and power poles were blown down. The tornado then moved across the south and east side of Lake Fort Smith, where homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and trees and power poles were blown down. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 110 to 120 mph.
November 2018Tornado (EF1)Rudy$75,000This tornado developed just north of Rudy, where trees were uprooted on Whitson Drive to the west of Highway 282. The tornado moved east-northeast uprooting more trees and destroying barns along Highway 282. Trees were uprooted as the tornado crossed Peach Drive, with extensive tree damage as it approached I-49 on Cozy Cove and Lancaster Road. Trees were uprooted on Gregory Chapel Road. Extensive tree and power pole damage occurred along Highway 71 near Winn Mountain Road and Cain Road. The tornado dissipated after crossing Old Turner Road, to the south of Highway 348, where barns were destroyed and trees were uprooted. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRudy$25,000Several mobile homes were damaged by strong thunderstorm wind near Rudy.
March 1999Thunderstorm WindRudy$5,000A home just north of Rudy near the old 81 loop had its roof lifted off.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindRudy$3,000no account filed
April 2018Thunderstorm WindRudy$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree and tore the tin roof off of a barn.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRudy$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRudy$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down power lines.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindRudy$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRudy$100Several large tree limbs were blown down
April 2026Thunderstorm WindRudy-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree north of Rudy.
June 2019Flash FloodRudy-Highway 282 was flooded and closed near Frog Bayou.
June 2019Flash FloodRudy-A road was washed out by Frog Bayou in Rudy.
August 2018Flash FloodRudy-Highway 348 near Rudy was closed due to high water.
December 2015FloodRudy-Highway 282 southwest of Rudy was closed due to flooding.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindRudy-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindRudy-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindRudy-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
September 2010Flash FloodRudy-Crawford County Emergency Management reported Highway 282 closed near Rudy due to water over the bridge.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRudy-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The trees fell on a road.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindRudy-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 1995HailRudy-Severe thunderstorms moved across northwest Arkansas during the late afternoon of June 23rd and produced dime-size hail near Crescent, at Rudy, and at Alma.
May 2022HailRudy-no account filed
March 2018HailRudy-no account filed
April 2014HailRudy-no account filed
April 2014HailRudy-no account filed
April 2011HailRudy-no account filed
April 2008HailRudy-no account filed
April 2008HailRudy-no account filed
March 2008HailRudy-no account filed
March 2008HailRudy-no account filed
March 2005HailRudy-no account filed
December 2002HailRudy-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindRudy-no account filed
March 1999HailRudy-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindRudy-no account filed
April 1998HailRudy-no account filed
November 1997HailRudy-no account filed
April 1995HailRudy-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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
Ball0.6 miles17
Meadows2.4 miles28
Deans Market2.7 miles17
Hobbtown3.6 miles17
Furry3.7 miles28
Lancaster (historical)3.7 miles17
Concord4.0 miles28
Dean Springs4.0 miles17

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 RudyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2660624The 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 78228. 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.