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Sardis, Arkansas

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hurricane Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72103. It stands on Emory Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bryant quadrangle. 833 people lived here at the 2020 count.

Sardis within Saline County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 23 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

200 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Sardis between 1997 and 2020, burning about 987 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 49 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 burning87
Arson/incendiarism49
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Natural7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2

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
8 September 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2010Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2015Debris and open burning70 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Sardis: 27 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite, 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
UnknownClayUnknown
UnknownClayUnknown
Long-Bell DepositBentoniteUnknown
Palmer DepositBentoniteProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Wilkerson DepositBentoniteUnknown
Alcoa Bauxite MineAluminumProducer1887, 1898
Archer DepositAluminumUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline County

Storms near this place

25 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sardis in 25 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 6 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 25 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
October 2004Tornado (F2)Sardis11 hurtAn F2 tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Sardis and tracked to the east-northeast before moving into Pulaski County. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path of the tornado. A number of mobile homes sustained minor or major damage. Eleven people sustained minor injuries, many of which were inside their mobile homes when the tornado struck.
April 2010Tornado (EF2)Sardis8 hurt, $3,000,000This tornado exited Grant County northwest of Ico and re-entered Saline County south of Sardis. The tornado traveled through the East End community, causing EF2 damage. A Red Cross survey of the damage indicated: 4 houses and 11 mobile homes destroyed, 11 houses and 3 mobile homes with major damage, 26 houses and 4 mobile homes with minor damage, and 16 houses and 13 mobile homes affected. A fire station in East End was destroyed and part of the roof was torn off a church. Two businesses also suffered damage. In addition, numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Eight people were injured. The tornado exited Saline County northeast of East End and entered Pulaski County south-southeast of Landmark.
October 1995Tornado (F2)Sardis6 hurtAn F2 tornado touched down in the Sardis community and traveled approximately one-half mile before lifting. Several mobile homes were flipped over by the tornado. Altogether, six people residing in the mobile homes received minor injuries. Numerous trees and power lines were also blown down. Several outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed.
April 2010Tornado (EF1)Sardis$100,000This was the second of five tornadoes spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm. A couple of roofs and some outbuildings were damaged. Trees were blown down. The tornado exited Saline County south of Sardis and entered Grant County northwest of Ico.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSardis$50,000Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindSardis$10,000A hay barn was destroyed.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSardis$500A large tree was blown down.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindSardis-Multiple trees were blown down between the communities of Brooks and Sardis.
February 2024Tornado (EF1)Sardis-This tornado impacted areas generally along East Sardis Road in Saline County between North Sardis Road and Highway 367. Most of the damage consisted of uprooted trees with some trees being snapped. Some powerlines were knocked down in the area as well. Damage to homes was largely caused by the abundance of falling trees with some sheds/outbuildings and a few other structures experiencing some roof damage as well. This tornado was rated an EF1 with maximum estimated winds of 95 mph and a path length of 2.5 miles.
November 2022Tornado (EF2)Sardis-This tornado started on Cardinal Circle southeast of Sardis, uprooting or snapping trees as it moved northeast over West Fairview Road and Long Drive. The worst damage was noted along Pruett Road, where several homes were damaged, some which lost their roofs. The tornado continued northeast over East Sardis Road, damaging more trees. The tornado lifted near the intersection of East Sardis Road and Stan Cove.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindSardis-Several small trees were down at a church campground.
February 2018Thunderstorm WindSardis-Trees were reported blown down near Sardis.
May 2009Flash FloodSardis-Street flooding occurred across the area.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindSardis-Several trees were blown down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindSardis-Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees in the East End community.
April 2009HailSardis-no account filed
April 2009HailSardis-no account filed
April 2009HailSardis-no account filed
April 2007HailSardis-no account filed
March 2005HailSardis-no account filed
March 2001HailSardis-no account filed
May 2001HailSardis-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindSardis-no account filed
January 1999Thunderstorm WindSardis-no account filed
May 1999HailSardis-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Saline 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
Hurricane (historical)0.9 miles23
Brooks3.2 miles23
Brooks (historical)3.2 miles23
East End3.8 miles22
Goodman3.8 miles23
Dirtdauber (historical)4.4 miles23
Altharp (historical)4.7 miles22
Lignite4.7 miles23

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 SardisAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q7423815The 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 54589. 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.