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Stamps, Arkansas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Baker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71860. It stands on Tatum Branch. The Survey maps it on the Buckner quadrangle. 1,258 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 308 feet above sea level.

Stamps within Lafayette County

On record in Stamps

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 3 records

Population over time

3 figures

Stamps fell from 2,131 to 1,258 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
20002,131
20101,693-438 (-21%)
20201,258-435 (-26%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

106 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Stamps between 1997 and 2019, burning about 445 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 14 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism14
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Smoking6

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 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 September 2015Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lafayette County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 43 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Stamps: 39 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Claiborn GroupClayUnknown
Wilcox GroupClayUnknown
Buelar PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gifford-Hill & CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Herndon & Buehler Pit No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Landers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lewisville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mc KamieSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Newton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stevens Brothers Sand And GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSurface

Every working recorded in Lafayette County

Storms near this place

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stamps in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 39 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 8 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 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
June 2004Thunderstorm WindStamps2 hurtTree blown onto a car trapping two people inside.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindStamps$50,000A roof was blown off a house. Numerous trees were downed and a mobile home was damaged.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindStamps$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and damaged a chicken house.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindStamps$50,000Some trees were knocked down and one house sustained roof damage.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindStamps$20,000A huge oak tree fell across a residents driveway crushing a truck and rested beside the house.
July 2023Tornado (EF1)Stamps$15,000An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 93 mph touched down just south of Stamps in Eastern Lafayette County along Highway 53 (McKamie Road) between Lakeside Cemetery and Lake June. There were a number of trees that were snapped and uprooted just east of Lake June near the parking lot, with a large tree snapped across the road at the cemetery. The tornado then tracked south along Highway 53 where additional tree damage occurred near Ferguson Hill Road and Hamilton Street, before strengthening from Fuller Drive south to County Road 84 where EF-1 damage was observed. The tornado continued to track south across County Road 85 and County Road 23 before lifting near Highway 53 just south of County Road 23.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindStamps$10,000A tree was downed onto a car in the Stamps community. No injuries were reported.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindStamps$5,000Several trees were blown down.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindStamps$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
April 2026HailStamps-Golf ball size hail reported at Holly Mound just north of Stamps.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindStamps-A powerline was downed on County Road 27 north of Stamps.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindStamps-Trees were blown down near Hilltop Drive on the north side of Stamps.
July 2023Flash FloodStamps-Highway 82 was flooded and impassable in Stamps.
July 2023Flash FloodStamps-A nursing home and rehab facility in Stamps was flooded, with the residents evacuated.
July 2023Flash FloodStamps-County Road 38 was closed due to flooding.
July 2023Flash FloodStamps-A water rescue was needed on Main street at Tatum Branch in Stamps, due to a vehicle that was swept off of the roadway.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindStamps-Tree reported down on Highway 82 near the Stamps fairgrounds.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindStamps-County Road 28 closed due to a fallen tree.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindStamps-A large hardwood tree was snapped and fell onto power lines and a home at the corner of Oak and Thomas Streets in Stamps.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindStamps-Law Enforcement estimated a 60 mph wind gust in Stamps.
April 2020HailStamps-Nickel size hail fell in Stamps.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindStamps-A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated in Stamps.
April 2020HailStamps-Penny size hail fell in Stamps.
April 2016Flash FloodStamps-Numerous streets were underwater in Stamps.
August 2016Flash FloodStamps-Numerous county roads were flooded north of Stamps, including County Roads 27, 30, 31, and 38.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindStamps-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in and around the Stamps, Arkansas community.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindStamps-Numerous trees were downed in and around the Stamps, Arkansas area.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindStamps-Trees and powerlines were downed in Stamps, Arkansas.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindStamps-Numerous powerlines were downed throughout the entire country resulting in widespread power outages.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindStamps-Numerous trees were downed throughout the county including in the Stamps, Arkansas area.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindStamps-Several trees were downed on County Road 28 in Stamps, Arkansas.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindStamps-Powerlines were downed in Stamps, Arkansas.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindStamps-A tree was reported down in the Stamps community.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStamps-State Police relayed a report of 60 to 70 mph winds in Stamps, Arkansas.
May 2009Flash FloodStamps-Excessive heavy rainfall resulted in CR 22 underwater and closed. A few other county roads were closed as well near town.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindStamps-Estimated 60 mph winds reported by a trained spotter.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindStamps-A tree was downed on a power line.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindStamps-Several trees were downed...including one on Flower Street and another on First Street.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindStamps-Road department reported some trees down blocking county road 19 near Stamps, Arkansas.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindStamps-Trees downed on Thula Street in town.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindStamps-Numerous trees were downed.
October 2005Thunderstorm WindStamps-A few trees downed near Cnty Rd 27.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindStamps-Trees blown down across Hwy 53.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindStamps-Trees down on several roads throughout town and one tree fell on a car.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindStamps-Numerous large trees down.
October 2001Flash FloodStamps-Fuller mill road was closed due to high water.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindStamps-Several large trees down.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindStamps-Trees and power lines were toppled resulting minor damage to homes.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindStamps-Reports of downed power poles on Highway 53.
November 1994HailStamps-Several trees were blown down.
October 1993HailStamps-Some trees were knocked down and one house sustained roof damage.
April 2012HailStamps-no account filed
February 2008HailStamps-no account filed
May 2006HailStamps-no account filed
May 2006HailStamps-no account filed
April 2005HailStamps-no account filed
April 2005HailStamps-no account filed
May 2003HailStamps-no account filed
March 2000HailStamps-no account filed
May 2000HailStamps-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lafayette 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
Apalco1.9 miles12
Shiloh2.5 miles12
Buckner3.2 miles12
Lewisville4.4 miles16
Old Town4.5 miles14
McKamie6.7 miles12
Baker7.4 miles14
Kress City7.6 miles16

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 StampsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79701The 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 58678. 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.