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Fulton County, Arkansas

48 topographic sheets cover 38 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

11 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Fulton County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 427 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 3 structures and 1 district.
  • 1 of the 11 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 38 populated places in this county; 38 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

11

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
AR 289 Bridge Over English Creekstructure200908001338
Camp Methodist Churchbuilding199797000402
Castleberry Buildingbuilding2021100006023
County Line School and Lodgebuilding197575000386
Green Valley Homesteaddistrict2018100001994
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Depotbuilding199292000617
Mammoth Spring Dam and Lakestructure200909000512
T. H. Morris Housebuilding199090001462
Saddle Storebuilding200000001366
Saint Andrew's Episcopal Churchbuilding198686002944
Spring River Bridgestructure201413001104

Wildfire, 1997 to 2020

877 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 877 of them, burning about 15,064 acres. 8 started naturally and 207 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning419
Arson/incendiarism207
Missing data/not specified/undetermined181
Equipment and vehicle use51
Natural8
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined472 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined357 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
24 March 2003Debris and open burning336 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 March 2012Debris and open burning285 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionBROWN'S CHAPEL
22 January 2003Debris and open burning170 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined155 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 309 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 309 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 32 injuries and about $11,016,600 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind146
Hail88
Flash Flood33
Tornado22
Heavy Rain8
Flood7
Funnel Cloud3
Lightning2

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 1982Tornado (F3)not stated2 killed, 2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
March 1959Tornado (F2)not stated1 killed, 15 hurt, $25,000no account filed
February 2001Tornado (F2)Union1 killed, 3 hurtA strong tornado was spawned in southern Fulton County about 3 miles west of Union. The tornado moved quickly northeast, and caused considerable damage. Roofs were damaged at several homes, with a dairly barn heavily damaged. Three mobile homes were destroyed. In one of the mobile homes about 5.5 miles southwest of Salem, four people were injured. An 18 month old boy died from his injuries the next day after being transported to a hospital in Little Rock. There was extensive tree damage, with many cedar trees twisted or downed. The tornado travelled about 8 miles before dissipating 3.8 miles southwest of Salem.
March 2012FloodFrench1 killed, $20,000Heavy rain caused flooding along the South Fork of the Spring River. On the 24th at the Kia Kima Scout Reservation, a 4 year-old boy was helping clean up the area. According to news reports, a group of older boys left the clean-up site to return to the camping area. Sometime thereafter, the younger boy asked if he could catch up with the other boys. At some point, the boy ended up drowning in the river, which was described as high and rolling. His body was recovered on the 28th.
December 1982Tornado (F4)not stated5 hurt, $250,000no account filed
August 1986Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurtno account filed
April 1999Tornado (F1)Mammoth Spg2 hurtno account filed
November 2005Tornado (F1)Moko1 hurtA weak tornado touched down briefly in Fulton County, about 3 miles east of Moko. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 110 mph. A house had shingles off, a broken window and the porch was shifted.One person in the house sustained minor injuries from flying debris. Another house had broken windows and several outbuildings were destroyed. Farm machinery was overturned and several vehicles sustained damage. Numerous trees were downed or snapped off along the path of the tornado. The tornado was on the ground almost five and a half miles before dissipating.
May 2011FloodVidette$3,000,000no account filed
March 2008Flash FloodOtt$2,000,000Arkansas Highway 395 north of Salem was closed due to high water. On Arkansas Highway 223 south of Viola, a 22-foot bridge collapsed due to flooding. Two people were rescued at Sadler Falls due to flooding. The South Fork River overflowed its banks in Salem and flooded a construction site for a new baseball complex. Water flooded 120 homes in the county.
April 2008FloodMammoth Spg$1,500,000Excessive rainfall in Missouri and north Arkansas caused another sharp rise on the Warm Fork of the Spring River and the Spring River, flooding portions of Mammoth Spring and areas downstream. The river rose to 20.8 feet, within two feet of the March crest at the Hardy gage. Over bank flooding begins at 10 feet. The flood wave from the Warm Fork of the Spring River, which comes from West Plains, MO, and into Thayer, MO, was significantly higher than the March flooding. Damage to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission trout hatchery was severe, with loss of equipment and all trout in the holding tanks.
April 2011FloodVidette$1,400,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindSalem$500,000Airplanes were severely damaged along with structural damage to some airport buildings. Winds estimated at 80 to 100 mph.
January 2007Flash FloodSalem$310,000Heavy rains produced widespread flash flooding across Fulton County. Numerous secondary and county roads were flooded and impassible.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindGepp$250,000One duplex lost its entire roof, several mobile homes were damaged, several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and highway signs were blown down. The area affected was so small that only about 100 electric customers lost service.
March 1991Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
October 2009Flash FloodOtt$130,000Numerous county roads were damaged by flooding.
April 2014Flash FloodViola$100,000County roads suffered considerable damage.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindFlint Springs$100,000In the Mt. Calm area, trees and power lines were blown down, two homes and two barns were damaged, and a tractor-trailer and a horse trailer were blown over.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSalem$100,000Tin roofing was removed from several structures, especially on the west side of Salem. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAgnos$60,000Barns, outbuildings, and mobile homes were damaged in the Agnos area. Several trees were blown down and there were power outages.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindViola$50,000Tin roofing was removed from several houses. Trees and power lines were blown down. Some power poles were snapped.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindMammoth Spg$50,000Damage occurred in the vicinity of the Jim Hinkle Fish Hatchery on the Spring River. A roof was blown off a storage building, there was roof damage to a house, an 80-foot section of a fence was damaged, a feed bin was overturned, and some trees were blown down.
May 2009Flash FloodOtt$50,000Flooding occurred on county roads in the western half of the county. One residence was surrounded by water west of Arkansas Highway 223. Water entered the Viola City Hall.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMammoth Spring$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines.
April 1993HailMammoth Spring$50,000Hail up to 1.00 inch in diameter, broke windows and damaged roofs and cars in Mammoth Spring.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindElizabeth$50,000no account filed
April 2022Thunderstorm WindGepp$40,000A shop building was reported destroyed.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindMammoth Spg$30,000A tree fell across three cars in the Mammoth Spring State Park area.
October 2009Flash FloodSalem$30,000Water rescues were carried out north of Salem on Arkansas Highway 395 along Pine Hill Creek.
October 2009Flash FloodViola$30,000Water rescues were carried out south of Viola.
October 2009Flash FloodShady Grove$30,000Water rescues were carried out south of Salem.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindViola$30,000Thunderstorm winds removed at least half of a metal roof at a school building in Viola. Several trees were also blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWheeling$25,000Trees were blown down, shingles were torn off roofs, the roof was blown off a barn, and a pole barn was damaged.
April 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
December 2015Thunderstorm WindViola$20,000A roof was blown off a barn.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindSalem$20,000Several power lines were blown down across the county. A roof was blown off a barn in Viola, and a tree fell onto a car in Mammoth Springs.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSturkie$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down. One of the falling trees caused minor damage to a house.
April 2008Flash FloodCamp$20,000A minivan was swept away while trying to cross a low water crossing on Pleasant Valley Road in Camp.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBexar$15,000Trees were blown down, with one of the trees damaging the roof of a house. A tree that was uprooted pulled a shed off the ground.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindViola$12,000Trees were blown down, with one of the trees falling on a garage. A carport was blown away. Shingles were torn off roofs.
April 2022HailGepp$10,000Four inch hail was estimated and windshields were broken.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindElizabeth$10,000Trees were blown down and damaged a mobile home.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindPickren Hall$10,000Tree...power line...and some roof damage was reported.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindCherokee Vlg$10,000OEM Director reported windows damaged, yawnings and tree limbs down throughout the area. Personal weather instrument recorded 64 mph wind gust.
July 2010Flash FloodOtt$10,000Water was over some roads in Fulton County and several low water crossings were flooded.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindGepp$10,000Power lines were blown down in the area.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindSalem$5,000Trees were downed on houses...with some building damage reported. Straight-line winds were estimated at 60 to 80 mph.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindViola$5,000Trees were blown down around Viola.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindSalem$5,000Tree limbs were blown down, causing minor power outages.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindGlencoe$5,000Some trees were blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAgnos$5,000Some trees were blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSaddle$5,000Large trees were uprooted around Saddle.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindKittle$5,000Several trees were blown down between Kittle and Lake Omaha.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindViola$5,000A few trees were blown down.
June 1984Tornado (F0)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 1968Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 1968Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2015Thunderstorm WindSalem$2,000Power lines were blown down in Salem.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindFryatt$2,000A large tree was blown down on Arkansas 9.

Mines and quarries

20 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 20 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 13 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Iron2
Copper1
Clay1
Manganese1
Stone1
Magnesium Compounds1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BakerCopperOccurrence
LowranceManganese, IronOccurrence
Rice FarmMagnesium CompoundsUnknown
UnkClayOccurrence
UnkStoneUnknown
Leshem PropertyIronOccurrence
Crusher No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Hardy Crusher & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Highway 87 Pit & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Joyce Brothers Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
HumphrieSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lafevers Sand & Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Pierce Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Salem QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sturkie PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every populated place in the county

38

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 Fulton 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.