Southside, Arkansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Bradley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72039. The Survey maps it on the Bee Branch quadrangle. 4,279 people lived here at the 2020 count.
On record in Southside
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 1 record
- Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 374-7 Sitelisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1991 USGS Bee Branch quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Southside between 1997 and 2020, burning about 819 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DOCS LANE |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Southside: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southside in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southside | $5,000 | Roof damage was reported to a home. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southside | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some power lines. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Southside | $1,000 | U.S. Highway 65 north of Damascus was flooded. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Southside | $1,000 | Water was across Old Gin Road in Southside. |
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Southside | - | The COOP observer reported 3.50 inches of rain. |
| February 2019 | Flash Flood | Southside | - | Flash flooding in southern Van Buren County, with several roads under water. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Southside | - | Numerous roads around Damascus were underwater. Highway 65 was nearly covered in water as well. |
| November 2015 | Flash Flood | Southside | - | Numerous low water crossings were flooded. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southside | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Southside | - | A strong tornado moved from Faulkner County into Van Buren County about 5 miles southwest of Southside. Winds were estimated at 140 mph. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of numerous barns and outbuildings either damaged or destroyed. A number of cars were damaged, and a few were overturned. Several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed as well. Hundreds of trees were also knocked down. Numerous power lines and power poles were also blown down. The tornado dissipated about 6.5 miles north-northeast of Bee Branch. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southside | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Southside | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Southside | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Southside | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Hail | Southside | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Southside | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Branch | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gravesville | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Whipple | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Morganton | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Damascus | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Rabbit Ridge | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| East Mountain (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Green Tree | 6.2 miles | 15 |
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 Southside | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7571035 | The 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 58664. 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.








