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Searcy, Arkansas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Gray Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72143. It stands on Rocky Branch. The Survey maps it on the Judsonia quadrangle. 22,937 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 262 feet above sea level.

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Searcy within White County

On record in Searcy

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 12 of 60 shown

Every listing in White County

Population over time

3 figures

Searcy grew from 621 to 22,937 between 1860 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
1860621
201022,858
202022,937+79 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

56 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Searcy between 1997 and 2020, burning about 582 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 burning29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Smoking2
Natural1

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
6 September 2012Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in White County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Searcy: 9 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Aydelott MineManganeseUnknown
Searcy Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unk Gravel Pits 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unk Quarries 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in White County

Storms near this place

60 of 116 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Searcy in 116 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 55 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 20 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 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
August 2002LightningSearcy1 hurtno account filed
April 2014Thunderstorm WindSearcy$50,000Many trees were blown down, with some of the trees landing on houses.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSearcy$50,000Falling trees resulted in power outages around Searcy, Garner, Higginson, Kensett, Judsonia, and Bald Knob.
January 2007Flash FloodSearcy$15,000High water covered several roads throughout the county. Many of them were closed for a period of time, as well as a number of low water crossings.
March 2021LightningSearcy$10,000We received a report of a lightning strike to a clinic on Beebe Capps. There was damage reported to electronic equipment inside the clinic and power was knocked out as well.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindSearcy$10,000A large tree fell on a house and a roof was partially taken off of an apartment complex.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindSearcy$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a canopy at a gas station in Searcy.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 16 in Searcy.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Several trees were blown down.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Large limbs were blown down on the campus of Harding University.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000A few trees were snapped off near Harding University.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Several power lines were taken down by thunderstorm winds.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Some power lines were blown down.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Few trees were blown down.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindSearcy$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines.
August 2007LightningSearcy$2,500Lightning struck Searcy's water treatment plant, damaging the plant's control panel.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindSearcy$500A few trees were blown down.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSearcy$250Two large trees were blown down just west of Searcy. Winds were estimated to be around 50 mph.
April 2010Flash FloodSearcy$100Race Street was flooded in Searcy.
April 2010Flash FloodSearcy$100Race Street was flooded in Searcy.
April 2025FloodSearcy-Several roads flooded in and around the town of Searcy.
January 2024HailSearcy-Ping pong ball sized hail fell in Searcy, AR.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Several large trees, powerlines, and fences were blown down in the town of Searcy.
February 2023Flash FloodSearcy-Water completely covered several sections of the Beebe Capps Expressway in Searcy.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Several tree limbs blown down around Searcy.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Wind gusts estimated by the public of 60 mph in the city of Searcy.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Numerous trees and powerlines fell across the county.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Large branches and a tree were down on Susan Drive.
April 2022HailSearcy-This was an mPING report.
May 2019Flash FloodSearcy-Numerous reports were received of flash flooding of roads in Searcy and Judsonia.
February 2018Flash FloodSearcy-Multiple roads were flooded throughout White County, some with water damage.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindSearcy-A line of thunderstorms took several powerlines down in Searcy.
June 2017Flash FloodSearcy-Several roads around the city are impassasble due to high water.
March 2016Flash FloodSearcy-Significant flooding was reported. Numerous streets were closed and creek levels were higher than they have been in several years.
May 2015Flash FloodSearcy-Numerous roads were under water and closed due to very heavy rainfall. In one hour, 1.85 inches fell across the city.
March 2015FloodSearcy-Street flooding was observed in Searcy.
November 2015FloodSearcy-The Little Red River at Judsonia rose above flood stage during the early evening hours of the 28th, falling back below flood stage during the afternoon hours of the 29th.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindSearcy-The fire department estimated winds at 60 mph.
August 2012Heavy RainSearcy-Rainfall measured 4.34 inches from 6 AM on the 31st to 6 AM on the 1st.
May 2010HailSearcy-Hail ranging from pea to penny size fell in Searcy.
May 2009HailSearcy-Penny size hail was reported on Booth Road.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Limbs were down on roads across the city.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Trees were blown down near Berryhill Park.
September 2007Flash FloodSearcy-Street flooding was reported in Searcy, with Panther Creek and other creeks reaching bankfull.
January 2007Flash FloodSearcy-South 18th Street and South 13th Street in Judsonia were closed due to high water.
May 2007Flash FloodSearcy-Parts of the road were flooded at Crosby and Foster Chapel roads.
April 2006Flash FloodSearcy-Heavy rains produced flash flooding at Searcy. Numerous roads throughout the city were flooded and impassible for several hours before the high water receded.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Several large trees were blown down. Several structures, including a barn and some outbuildings, sustained structural damage.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a business in Searcy.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Several trees blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Damaging winds from a severe thunderstorm blew down several street signs at Searcy.
November 2005Flash FloodSearcy-Heavy rains produced flash flooding in Searcy. Several city streets were impassible due to high water for about an hour.
November 2004Flash FloodSearcy-Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in the Searcy area. High water entered several buildings on the campus of a local university.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Thunderstorm winds knocked down two large trees.
May 2003Flash FloodSearcy-Some street flooding was reported in Searcy.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Trees down.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
August 2002Flash FloodSearcy-Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur in Searcy. Several roads were covered by high water for a period of time.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSearcy-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and damaged the roofs of a few buildings in Searcy.

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
Bee Rock2.2 miles11
Gum Springs (historical)3.1 miles14
Fourmile Hill3.3 miles9
Doniphan3.5 miles14
Morning Sun3.8 miles14
Kensett3.9 miles14
Higginson4.1 miles14
Hedrick (historical)4.7 miles14

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 SearcyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79709The 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 78309. 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.