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Boone County, Arkansas

36 topographic sheets cover 51 settlements here, and 21 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

21 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Boone County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 692 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 21 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 15 buildings, 3 structures, 2 districts and 1 site.
  • 2 of the 21 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 51 populated places in this county; 51 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

21

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Elliott and Anna Barham Housebuilding200403001453
Bear Creek Motelbuilding200101000175
Bergman High Schoolbuilding199292001203
Boone County Courthousebuilding197676000387
Boone County Jailbuilding197676000388
Carrollton Road-Carrollton Segmentstructure200808000432
Cottonwood School #45building200202001078
Cricket and Crest Tunnels Historic Districtdistrict200707000954
Duncan Housebuilding200505001065
Evans-Kirby Housebuilding200504001505
Everton Schoolbuilding199292001205
Grubb Springs Schoolbuilding199696000329
Haggard Ford Swinging Bridgestructure199595000790
Harrison Courthouse Square Historic Districtdistrict199999000523
Harrison High Schoolbuilding200706001284
Hotel Sevillebuilding199494000443
Missouri and North Arkansas Depot-Bellefontebuilding199292000601
Rose Hill Cemeterysite2025100011832
Twelve Oaksbuilding201009001237
Valley Springs Schoolbuilding199292001204
Zinc Swinging Bridge-BO0162structure200706001286

Wildfire, 1997 to 2020

272 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 272 of them, burning about 5,360 acres. 3 started naturally and 68 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning90
Missing data/not specified/undetermined81
Arson/incendiarism68
Equipment and vehicle use13
Smoking11
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. Three of them were set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined512 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 November 2001Arson/incendiarism373 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionHILL TOP
26 February 2006Arson/incendiarism205 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionRED BANK
27 March 2001Debris and open burning182 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 May 1997Arson/incendiarism157 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 March 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined110 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionRIDGEVIEW
3 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined95 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 January 2000Debris and open burning90 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1959 to 2026

60 of 467 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 467 reports for this county, causing 2 deaths, 71 injuries and about $18,705,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail198
Thunderstorm Wind191
Flash Flood40
Tornado18
Heavy Rain10
Lightning5
Funnel Cloud2
Flood2
Waterspout1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 1973Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 19 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF3)Bellefonte1 killed, 1 hurtThe Boone-Marion County tornado began just to the west of Bellefonte Road, near|the intersection of Maxie Camp Road in Boone County, damaging|trees and a few power poles as it crossed the road. A few homes|sustained some damage, mainly to their roofs and the southern and|southeastern exterior walls. A hay barn was also completely|destroyed. The tornado then kept moving east into an open field,|snapping trees in its path and along Maxie Camp Road. The tornado|crossed US Highway 65, moving over the Boone County Sheriff's|Department Building and an Arkansas State Police Troop Center.|The two buildings sustained very minor damage, mainly consisting|of missing shingles and bent light poles. A loaded trailer of the|Boone County Sheriff's Department was lofted onto a gate, and|then further tossed onto an Arkansas State Patrol car, both|sustaining major damage. Just east of the highway, a storage unit|complex sustained damage to all three of its storage buildings,|and an RV was flipped on its side. Another business building|behind the storage units only sustained damage to glass windows|and a broken garage door. Just to the south of the storage|complex, another large metal building with multiple bay doors|facing the prevailing tornado forward speed winds was badly|damaged, with most walls collapsed. The tornado kept moving east,|expanding in width, and snapping trees and power poles along|Maxie Camp Road. As the tornado approached the intersection of|Maxie Camp and Starkey Road, a mobile home was completely lofted|and destroyed. Extensive tree damage was observed all along the|north-south portion of Maxie Camp Road. A couple homes, one with|a CMU footprint and the other with a partial concrete pad and|open crawlspace concrete footing were completely lifted off of|their bases and destroyed, with below code anchoring methods|found on both of these homes. Trees in the immediate vicinity of|the destroyed homes were snapped, and a large pickup truck was|rolled onto its roof. This was the location of the worst observed|structural damage, consistent with EF3 wind speeds of up to|145 mph. A resident of one of the destroyed homes sustained non-|life-threatening injuries. The tornado then started to move due|northeast, paralleling US Highway 62, moving just southeast of|Olvey, and causing mainly tree damage and damaging small|outbuildings. Boone County Sheriff's Department reported one|fatality in Boone County inside a destroyed mobile home, near the|Olvey area. This tornado then exited Boone County and entered Marion County.
July 1999Tornado (F1)Lead Hill26 hurtno account filed
March 1991Tornado (F2)not stated12 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
April 1982Tornado (F3)not stated5 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1961Tornado (F2)not stated4 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Bellefonte1 hurt, $400,000A tornado moved near/through the town of Bellefonte. A couple homes sustained significant damage. A chandelier fell on a woman in the first house impacted by the tornado, resulting in a head injury and a hospital visit. She is expected to have a full recovery. Subsequent damage included damage to outbuildings and several trees uprooted.
March 2020Tornado (EF2)Everton1 hurt, $275,000The tornado began along Highway 206 East near Marshall Creek Road, where power poles were broken and there was some damage to a residence. Through southeast Boone County, the tornado uprooted and snapped trees, then moved across the southeast portion of Everton. There, the roof of a house was torn off and several trees were snapped at mid-trunk level. ||The tornado then tracked into Marion County where it uprooted trees. Near the intersection of County Roads 4019 and 4023, it destroyed a hay barn. Several large trees were uprooted and the porch was ripped off of a home. Several trees and power poles were downed and snapped. Before crossing Meadowcrest Lane and County Road 4019, it uprooted and snapped power poles and trees, caused extensive damage to a house, and destroyed an outbuilding. The tornado crossed Arkansas Highway 125 south near Eros and damaged the Bruno-Pyatt School. East of Eros, the tornado caused severe damage to a residence and destroyed its garage. Near the intersection of County Roads 4018 and 4010, several houses had severe damage. One person had a minor injury but was reportedly in good condition. The final damage points were WSW of Yellville, where several large trees were uprooted, power poles were broken, and a residence sustained roof damage.
June 2002Flash FloodHarrison1 hurtHeavy rainfall occurred over parts of Boone County and resulted in flash flooding in and around the Harrison area. Up to 3 inches of rain fell in Harrison in about 2 hours, with reports of as much as 5 to 6 inches of rain in the Batavia area. Highway 392 was covered by high water near Batavia. Bear Creek went out if it's banks, about 6 miles northwest of Harrison, and covered two lanes of U.S. Highway 65 at the Bear Creek Springs community. Also at Bear Creek Springs, five people had to be rescued from flooded businesses near the creek. One person who was rescued was taken to the hospital for treatment of a laceration. A nearby campground was also flooded.
August 2000LightningHarrison1 hurtno account filed
May 2011FloodOmaha$4,000,000Some of the campsites around Bull Shoals Lake were closed due to flooding.
April 2011Flash Flood(Hro)Harrison Arpt$1,000,000Flash flooding occurred in Harrison. Numerous houses were flooded. The intersection of U.S. Highway 62 and 65 flooded, as did Arkansas Highway 7 south of Harrison.
March 2008Flash FloodCrest$1,000,000Numerous roads and low water bridges were flooded across the county. Crooked Creek overflowed onto Arkansas Highway 7. There were several bridges under water. The soccer field and parking lot at Harrison Junior High were flooded. At Everton, Marshall Creek flooded the town. Several residents were evacuated.
April 2019Tornado (EF1)Bergman$700,000This tornado touched down just south of Zinc Road just southeast of Bergman in Boone County, where several trees were uprooted. After crossing Zinc Road, more trees were either uprooted or snapped, with some damage to site-built homes. Several mobile homes were either damaged or destroyed further northeast along Choctaw Lane and Daniels Road, especially those that were not strapped down. Several homes were damaged from large trees falling into the structures. Many outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along this path. Most of the damage was confined to areas along Daniels and Sugar Roads. This tornado lifted just north of Arkansas Hwy 7 in the Dixon Hollow area.
August 2013Flash FloodCricket$600,000Flash flooding occurred on many roads in Boone County, and many low-water crossings were under water. In the Harrison area, U.S. 65 was blocked off due to water over the road, and Arkansas 7 had 4 feet of water over it. Water from Bear Creek flowed over the bridge on Arkansas 14 and deposited debris on the roadway. Water surrounded a mobile home in Omaha, but the fire department got the 83 year-old occupant out.
April 2015Tornado (EF1)Burlington$500,000The tornado started 2.5 miles southwest of Burlington and tracked generally east to just past the new US Hwy 65. The tornado then dropped southeast before lifting 3 miles southwest of Myrtle. Homes were damaged off of old Hwy 65, and several buildings at the Arkansas Baptist Boys Ranch were damaged. Some chicken houses were damaged, along with several trees snapped or uprooted along the path.
April 2011FloodOmaha$500,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindZinc$500,000Thunderstorm winds destroyed a house and moved another off its foundation.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHarrison$250,000Many trees were down, with some falling on houses and vehicles. A number of power lines were blown down, as well.
October 2009Flash FloodCrest$175,000Flash flooding damaged many county roads.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindHarrison$100,000Part of the metal roof was blown off a business, the roof was taken off a pawn shop, power poles were snapped, and power lines and business signs were blown down.
October 2009Flash FloodAlpena$100,000Long Creek flooded. Several houses had to be evacuated by a swift water rescue team.
April 2017Tornado (EF1)Bergman$80,000Boone County Emergency Management performed an aerial damage survey near the communities of Bergman and Lead Hill in Boone County. A path of damage 3.4 miles in length was found beginning 2.8 miles north-northeast of Bergman, ending 1.7 miles southwest of South Lead Hill. Much of the damage path was characterized by uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs which converged on the center of the damage path. Damage to several homes was noted along the damage path. The worst of the damage removed part of the roof of a single family residence and destroyed a few outbuildings and several fences.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHarrison$80,000Trees and power lines were blown down on Pine St. and Union Rd., damaging several vehicles. Part of a metal roof was blown off.
September 2014Flash FloodOmaha$75,000Streets flooded in Harrison and low-water crossings were flooded in Boone County. The Harrison airport measured 1.41 inches of rain between 2:59 PM and 3:11 PM CDT.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHarrison$75,000Shingles were blown off some roofs, a few barns were blown down, and trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLead Hill$75,000Trees and large limbs were down. Shingles were off of houses and a few barns were damaged.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindHarrison$60,000no account filed
October 2009Flash FloodCrest$50,000A couple of slabs were washed out at low water crossings near Omaha, and a couple of roads had to be closed near Alpena.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindLead Hill$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house.
October 2009Flash FloodHarrison$40,000Low water crossings in Harrison off of U.S. Highway 65 were flooded. Seven water rescues occurred.
March 2008Flash Flood(Hro)Harrison Arpt$25,000Low water bridges were covered.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindEverton$20,000A house was damaged and power lines were downed east of Valley Springs.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindBellefonte$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down, blocking parts of Highway 65. One house sustained structural damage.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindSugarloaf$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindDiamond City$15,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindOmaha$15,000A roof was blown off of a mobile home. Several trees were down.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindOmaha$15,000A large oak tree was down. Telephone poles and power lines were down.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindEverton$10,000A home was damaged in Everton.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindValley Spgs$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down along U.S. 65.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHarrison$10,000A very large tree fell, damaging the front of a house.
February 2012LightningHarrison$10,000Lightning struck a tree, blowing the tree apart. Pieces of the tree went across the street, breaking out the window of a house and damaging a pickup truck.
July 2010Flash FloodHarrison$10,000Streets flooded and low water crossings had to be barricaded in Harrison.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindLowry$10,000Several power lines were blown down.
July 2009LightningBergman$10,000Lightning killed 12 cows, three calves, and a bull belonging to the Bergman High School FFA chapter. The cattle had huddled under a large oak tree when the lightning struck.
July 2009Flash FloodHarrison$10,000Trees and brush were washed down Crooked Creek and piled up against the Hudson Road bridge. The county road department had to use a grappling truck to clear out the brush pile-up.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindOmaha$5,000Trees were blown down.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindLead Hill$5,000The roof was blown off of a barn.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindOmaha$5,000Power lines were blown down on Old Highway 65.
September 2010Flash Flood(Hro)Harrison Arpt$5,000Some streets, low water bridges, and low water crossings were flooded around Harrison.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindValley Spgs$5,000A horse shed was overturned.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindBatavia$5,000Some trees were knocked down.
April 1994HailHarrison$5,000Several vehicles were damaged by golf ball-size hail.
April 1994HailHarrison$5,000Several vehicles were damaged by golf ball-size hail.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindHarrison$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees onto Highway 65.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLowry$3,000Widespread large trees down. There was damage to the roof of a home and there were power outages.
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
March 2015Thunderstorm WindAlpena$2,000A shed was blown over in Alpena.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindZinc$2,000A tree fell on a power line.

Mines and quarries

86 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 86 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 82 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Zinc36
Lead31
Stone, Crushed/Broken10
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Lead, Zinc2
Manganese1
Silica1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alfred E. Granger PropertyManganeseOccurrence
Everton ProspectSilicaProspect
Low Gap MineLead, ZincPast ProducerGalena, Smithsonite
Saturn PlacerLead, ZincOccurrenceGalena
Boone County 5-0 Quarry & CrushingStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Duffield Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Mc Clinton Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mcclinton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mcentire PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PiatSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Unknown QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Ayers CutLeadOccurrenceGalena
Bailey MineLeadPast Producer
BessieLead, ZincPast Producer1900
Boggs MineLeadPast Producer
Bonanza MineZinc, LeadPast ProducerSmithsonite, Sphalerite
Bryan & Snyder MineLeadPast Producer
Cave MineZinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Coker Hollow MineLeadPast Producer
Denison MineLeadPast Producer
Elixir MineLeadPast Producer
Empire MineLeadPast Producer
Frisco MineLeadPast Producer
Halliday MineLeadPast Producer
Harrison Smeltin & Refining Co.LeadPast Producer
Jackson MineLeadPast Producer
Jones ProspectsZinc, LeadOccurrence1900
Low Gap ProspectLeadProspect
Madison MineLeadUnknown
Mason MineLeadPast Producer
Minnie Lee MineLeadPast Producer
More Lock MineLeadPast Producer
Oswego MineLeadPast Producer
Red Fox MineLeadPast Producer
Rhodes-Manchester MineLeadPast Producer
Rock & Ore ProspectLeadProspect
Silver Fox MineLeadPast Producer
Starkey MineLeadPast Producer
Unknown MineLeadUnknown
Van Vorhees MineLeadPast Producer
Virginia J ProspectLeadProspect
Willis MineLead, ZincProspect
Almy MineZincPast Producer
Bailey OutcropsZincOccurrenceSmithsonite
Big Mineral Placer ClaimZincOccurrenceUnknown
Briscoe ProspectZincOccurrence
Buck Hollow ProspectsZincOccurrenceSmithsonite
Carrier ProspectZincProspect
Carrollton Lode ClaimZincOccurrenceSmithsonite, Sphalerite
Charles B. WierZincOccurrence
Combination LodeZincPast ProducerSmithsonite, Sphalerite
Coon Hollow MineZincPast Producer
Empire LodeZincOccurrenceSurface
Found Indian ClaimZincOccurrenceHemimorphite, Sphalerite
Frisco PlacerZincPast ProducerHemimorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gloria MineZincPast Producer
Hook Farm ProspectZincOccurrence
Idlewilde ClaimZincOccurrence
Jackpot MineZincUnknown
Josie B. MineZincPast Producer
Kansas ClaimZincOccurrence
Last Chance ClaimZincOccurrenceUnknown
Little Rock Placer ClaimZincOccurrenceSmithsonite, Sphalerite
Max Black MineZincPast Producer
Moark Mining Corp.ZincPast Producer
New Era ClaimZincOccurrenceSmithsonite
Oklahoma ClaimZincPast ProducerSmithsonite
Onwata 1 & 2 7inesZincPast Producer
Rhodes PropertyZincOccurrenceSphalerite
Rosin JackZincOccurrenceSphalerite
UnkZincUnknown
UnkZincUnknown
Walter MineZincPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

51

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Boone County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.