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Calhoun County, Arkansas

46 topographic sheets cover 27 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Calhoun County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 374 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings, 3 structures and 1 site.
  • 2 of the 9 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 27 populated places in this county; 27 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

9

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
Calhoun County Courthousebuilding197676000390
Dunn Housebuilding197676000391
Hampton Cemeterysite200909000340
Hampton Masonic Lodge Buildingbuilding200808000433
Hampton Waterworksstructure200606000909
Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8structure198383003458
Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) 500-Man Barracksbuilding2018100002448
Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) Administration Buildingbuilding2018100002449
State Highway 274 Bridgestructure199595000610

Wildfire, 2001 to 2020

596 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 596 of them, burning about 9,853 acres. 58 started naturally and 95 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined206
Debris and open burning130
Arson/incendiarism95
Equipment and vehicle use77
Natural58
Recreation and ceremony11
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance4

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,070 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionGRIMMETT
13 October 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined490 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionLLOYD CREEK
2 September 2005Debris and open burning307 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
31 March 2003Natural238 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined202 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 August 2005Natural200 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionWOODBERRY
18 August 2015Debris and open burning186 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 July 2011Natural160 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionATHANT BRANCH

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

Storms, 1955 to 2026

60 of 280 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 280 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $10,980,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind96
Hail76
Flood51
Flash Flood33
Tornado20
Heavy Rain3
Lightning1

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 1979Tornado (F3)not stated1 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
October 2009Tornado (EF2)East Camden$1,750,000The tornado began in a wooded area of the Highland Industrial Park and then tore through the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. At the academy, the Apparatus Building was heavily damaged, walls were blown out of the Smoke Building, a large part of the roof was torn off the Administration and Classroom Building, and vehicles belonging to the students were tossed around and overturned. About 60 staff members and students were in the Administration and Classroom Building, but they were aware of the tornado warning that was in effect and had taken shelter in small, interior rooms. There were no injuries. Trees, power lines, and power poles were blown down. The tornado then continued into the Ouachita County portion of the Highland Industrial Park.
May 2009FloodDelhi$600,000The stage at Camden remained above flood stage from the 4th of May into June. The crest of the river was the highest since flooding in 1990. Numerous cabins along the high banks of the river were impacted by inundation or isolation. County roads also suffered damage.
May 2011FloodThornton$500,000Flooding in Calhoun County continued into June.
September 2008Flash FloodLocust Bayou$500,000Flooding occurred on County Road 29.
September 2008Flash FloodHampton$500,000There was flooding in Hampton. An assisted living center had to be evacuated. Arkansas Highway 203 along with other roads were impassable due to flooding. U.S Highway 167 at mile marker 9 was flooded. Three people had to be evacuated from their residences in Hampton.
September 2008Flash FloodEast Camden$500,000Flooding occurred on County Road 95.
May 2007LightningWoodberry$500,000Lightning struck an electrical substation and set fire to a large transformer. Power was initially knocked out to a large part of Calhoun County, but some of the power was restored quickly. The most prolonged power outages occurred in the areas around Highland Industrial Park and Locust Bayou.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindHampton$450,000Roofs of several buildings were damaged on the campus of the Hampton schools. Some of the debris was thrown onto a nearby football field. A flagpole was bent and part of the scoreboard damaged at the field. Due to roof damage at the high school gym, water poured down on the basketball court. Numerous large trees and power lines were blown down, and a few of the trees landed on structures. Trees were also blown down along U.S. Highway 278 east of Hampton. Numerous power lines were blown down and some power poles were broken.
October 2009Tornado (EF1)East Camden$300,000This tornado exited the Ouachita County portion of East Camden and moved into the Calhoun County portion of the town and the Highland Industrial Park. At Southern Arkansas University Tech, a number of buildings suffered roof damage, and several 18-wheeler trailers were blown over. Many trees were blown down, some of which fell on vehicles parked at the university.. The tornado then exited Calhoun County and once again moved into Ouachita County.
December 2009FloodThornton$250,000Flash flooding, which developed on the morning of the 24th, became widespread areal flooding later on the 24th and continued into Christmas morning.
December 2009Flash FloodThornton$250,000Widespread heavy rain resulted in flash flooding on the 24th.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindThornton$250,000Trees and power lines were blown down, and there was structural damage to homes.
December 1978Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2009Flash FloodThornton$200,000Numerous county roads were damaged by flash flooding.
September 1996Tornado (F1)Locust Bayou$200,000no account filed
September 2009Flash FloodDelhi$150,000U.S. Highway 278 between Locust Bayou and Hampton was closed due to flooding. Water was over several county roads south of Hampton. The sheriff's office evacuated an elderly couple from their home at Locust Bayou. The water was 4 feet deep in the house, causing a freezer to float from one room to another. Two other homes on U.S. Highway 278 west of Hampton had water in them.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHarrell$100,000Numerous trees were down across the area. A damage survey confirmed 80 to 85 mph straight line winds at Harrell. Numerous trees were downed or snapped, with some trees on houses. Several carports were damaged. A brick wall at a car wash perpendicular to the wind was blown down.
December 2015Tornado (EF1)East Camden$100,000Several pine trees were either uprooted or snapped off near the Highland Industrial Park. Part of a flat roof was blown off a couple industrial buildings. Several empty rail cars were blown over to the west. This tornado then exited Calhoun County and continued into Ouachita County southwest of Beardon.
March 2012FloodThornton$100,000Numerous county roads were flooded, as were sections of Arkansas 274 near Tinsman and Arkansas 203 near Hampton. The county judge declared a disaster due to the flooding.
April 2011FloodThornton$100,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
September 2009FloodEast Camden$100,000Heavy rainfall in middle September pushed the Ouachita River at Camden above flood stage. Some private roads, county roads, and one state highway were inundated.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWoodberry$75,000A mobile home plus four barns and outbuildings were damaged. Some trees and power poles were blown down.
December 2015Tornado (EF1)Artesian$50,000Several pine trees were snapped and uprooted. A couple sheds were destroyed, with roof damage to a home. One of the pine trees fell on two cars, crushing them.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindElberta$50,000Trees were blown down. Power was knocked out to the entire county, due to power lines having been blown down.
May 2013Flash FloodDelhi$50,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Hampton. Water entered some apartments and a number of streets were flooded. CoCoRaHs observers reported 4.72 inches of rain 3.7 miles south of Hampton and 4.57 inches 6.8 miles southeast of Hampton.
September 2009FloodDelhi$50,000Heavy rainfall during the middle of September pushed the Ouachita River above the flood elevation at Thatcher Lock and Dam. Timber roads and access to oil rigs were flooded.
October 2009Flash FloodMoro Farm$50,000Flooding occurred on several streets in Hampton as well as on U.S. Highways 167 and 278. Flood water entered a couple of apartments, necessitating evacuations during the morning. By evening, nine additional homes were sandbagged, and Arkansas Highways 203 and 172 were blocked by flooding.
September 2008Flash FloodWoodberry$50,000Flooding occurred on some of the highways around the Highland Industrial Park.
September 2008Flash FloodTinsman$50,000Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highway 274 between Tinsman and Fordyce.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindHampton$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines and blew awnings off several buildings.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHampton$25,000Many trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindSummerville$25,000Numerous trees were blown down.
January 2012Tornado (EF1)Little Bay$25,000An EF1 tornado tracked through timber lands in Calhoun County. Most of the damage consisted of trees being blown down or having their tops taken off. The tornado exited Calhoun County north-northwest of Thornton and entered Dallas County west-southwest of Beech Grove.
April 2008FloodDelhi$25,000Minor to moderate flooding occurred along the lower Ouachita River for most or all of the month of April. Damages were limited to scour on county roads. High water cut off access to timber and oil wells.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindThornton$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Thornton.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindUnco$15,000The over-roof of a mobile home was blown off. Trees were blown down in the area.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindEbenezer$15,000Several trees were blown down along Arkansas Highway 8. One of the trees fell on a power line.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHarlow$15,000Numerous large trees were down outside of Thornton along U.S. Highway 79.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindHampton$15,000Trees and power lines were down in Hampton.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindEbenezer$15,000Trees and power lines were down at Tri-County Lake.
March 2012FloodHopeville$10,000Heavy rain flooded several county roads in Calhoun County.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHampton$10,000Several trees were blown down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHampton$10,000Trees and a utility pole were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHarrell$10,000Trees were down across the area.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindTinsman$10,000Trees were down in Tinsman.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindThornton$10,000Numerous trees were down.
October 2009Tornado (EF1)Locust Bayou$10,000This tornado exited Ouachita County northeast of Frenchport and entered Calhoun County about 6 2/3 miles southwest of Locust Bayou. In Calhoun County, the tornado traveled through wetlands, doing nothing more than knocking down trees. The tornado exited the county about 4 1/3 miles west of Locust Bayou, traveling back into Ouachita County about 2 1/4 miles south-southwest of Lakeside.
March 1997Flash FloodHampton$10,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindUnco$7,000Trees and power lines were blown down along Calhoun County Road 26.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindThornton$5,000Minor roof damage was reported along with trees down along Hwy. 167 south of Thornton.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindChambersville$5,000A tree was blown down onto a house.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWoodberry$5,000Some trees were blown down.
June 2011FloodArtesian$5,000Areal flooding in southern Calhoun County diminished after the Ouachita River receded.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Artesian$5,000An EF0 tornado blew down tree limbs on timber lands. The tornado exited Calhoun County southeast of Artesian and moved into Bradley County north-northwest of Moro Bay.
May 2009Flash FloodWoodberry$5,000Flooding occurred on County Road 95 and Woodberry Road.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindElberta$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down some large trees.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodberry$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down some large trees.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindLevit$5,000Trees were blown down.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindHampton$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.

Mines and quarries

106 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 106 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 98 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction106

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Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Calhoun Cnty PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cram No 2 PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hampton Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Harrell Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Holly Springs Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
J B Jones PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Loveless MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Quachita AggregateSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ritchey MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
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Every populated place in the county

27

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 Calhoun 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.