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Hot Spring County, Arkansas

51 topographic sheets cover 49 settlements here, and 27 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

27 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Hot Spring County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 499 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 27 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 20 buildings, 3 districts, 3 structures and 1 site.
  • 2 of the 27 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 49 populated places in this county; 49 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

27

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
Alderson-Coston Housebuilding199595000657
Bank of Malvernbuilding198787000425
Billings-Cole Housebuilding201515000283
Blakely Housebuilding197676002142
Cabin No. 1building199595000455
Clark Housebuilding198282000828
Couchwood Historic Districtdistrict200101000487
Garrett's Grocery Storebuilding2023100008561
Gatewood Housebuilding199292000928
Hodges Housebuilding199595000683
Hot Spring County Courthousebuilding199696001271
Hot Springs Railroad Roundhousebuilding200303000462
L' Eau Frais Creek Bridgestructure2025100011291
Lake Catherine State Park-Bridge No. 2structure199292000528
Lake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 2building199292000526
Lake Catherine State Park-Cabin No. 3building199292000527
Lake Catherine State Park-Nature Cabinbuilding199292000535
Lawyers' Row Historic Districtdistrict201515000625
Lono Gymnasiumbuilding2020100004896
Malvern Commercial Historic Districtdistrict201515000626
Malvern Rosenwald Schoolbuilding200505001075
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvernbuilding199292000615
Morrison Plantation Smokehousebuilding197777000254
Pine Bluff Street Historic Districtbuilding199999000154
Remmel Damstructure199292001084
Rockport Cemeterysite200201001527
Strauss Housebuilding198282000830

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,502 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,502 of them, burning about 8,046 acres. 57 started naturally and 371 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning571
Arson/incendiarism371
Missing data/not specified/undetermined317
Equipment and vehicle use91
Natural57
Smoking50
Misuse of fire by a minor23
Recreation and ceremony11
Railroad operations and maintenance11

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined274 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionMARZARN ROAD
18 August 2007Arson/incendiarism231 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionWHIPPLE
13 February 2011Arson/incendiarism181 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionPUMP STATION
1 July 2012Arson/incendiarism145 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionSOCIAL HILL
19 August 1999Equipment and vehicle use135 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
31 July 2011Natural121 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionSUNFLOWER
11 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined111 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1950 to 2026

60 of 613 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 613 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 69 injuries and about $39,464,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind301
Hail194
Flash Flood55
Tornado40
Flood9
Lightning6
Heavy Rain5
Funnel Cloud3

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
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMalvern1 killed, 1 hurt, $50,000A large tree, which had a considerable amount of internal rot, fell onto a house. A 28-year-old man was killed and a 15-month-old girl was injured.
December 1982Tornado (F3)not stated29 hurt, $25,000,000no account filed
September 1996Tornado (F2)Malvern15 hurt, $2,100,000no account filed
March 1997Tornado (F4)Friendship11 hurt, $2,000,000no account filed
November 1988Tornado (F2)not stated4 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
February 2013Thunderstorm WindBismarck4 hurt, $175,000A house was destroyed when it slid off its foundation. Three vehicles were moved and one was overturned. Four people inside the house suffered injuries. One of the people ended up in the front yard. A small pool house, located only about 20 feet behind the destroyed house, had virtually no damage to it.
May 2002Tornado (F1)Malvern2 hurtAn F1 tornado touched down briefly near the Glen Rose community and was on the ground for only one mile. At the beginning of the path, several large tree limbs were blown down. Farther along the path, several large trees were knocked down. However, most of the damage occurred at the school in Glen Rose. Roofing material was peeled off several of the school buildings, with shingles from the roofs scattered in various directions around the school campus area. The false ceiling in one of the buildings collapsed, with water damage noted in several of the other buildings that sustained roof damage. Two large ventilators were blown over on the roof of the band hall, with several large trees knocked down on the school campus. Several cars were also damaged by flying debris. A teacher was injured when one of the ceilings fell. Another teacher, who was outside when the storm struck, suffered a cut on her leg and bruises when she was blown into a chain-link fence on the playground.
December 1982Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 2006LightningMalvern1 hurtLightning struck a tree, with a branch from the tree falling on a person attending a biker festival. The person was injured.
May 2006LightningMalvern1 hurtLightning struck a 20 foot high watchtower and the local state prison in Malvern. One guard in the tower suffered minor burns to her face and chest and was hospitalized for a short period of time.
April 1998LightningMalvern$2,250,000Lightning struck the county library building in Malvern, resulting in a fire. The fire initially started in the roof and then spread to the rest of the structure. Most of the building and the contents were destroyed. Initial estimates placed the damage at $2.25 million.
May 2011FloodJones Mill$500,000no account filed
September 2008Flash FloodJones Mill$260,000Several homes flooded and had to be evacuated. Some roads and bridges flooded. A bridge on Military Road was under water. Many people were stranded at their homes in the Glen Rose community due to high water.
December 2009FloodButterfield$250,000Flash flooding, which developed on the evening of the 23rd, became widespread areal flooding on the morning on the 24th and continued into Christmas morning. Many county roads were flooded. Some residents living off U.S. Highway 67 had to park on the shoulder of the highway and wade to their houses.
December 2009Flash FloodButterfield$250,000Heavy rain led to the development of flash flooding on the evening of the 23rd. Numerous county roads were flooded. One swift water rescue was necessary in Malvern. One lane of Arkansas Highway 7 was partially blocked at the intersection with Arkansas Highway 84.
April 1982Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1982Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 1957Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindAntioch$200,000no account filed
August 2024Thunderstorm WindCaney$100,000Corrected for time. The person reported multiple trees down between Bismarck and Deroche especially on Hwy 84. There were reportedly trees on some homes as well. The person measured 50 mph winds on his personal weather station.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBismarck$100,000Delayed report...The press box was blown off of the bleachers at the Bismarck High School Football Field. Additional damage was done to a gas station awning off of Hwy. 84 and Hwy. 7. The time was estimated by radar.
April 2011FloodJones Mill$100,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
November 2010Thunderstorm WindReyburn$100,000A severe thunderstorm in the Glen Rose area blew down a power transmission line, about six power poles, and some power lines. Power was knocked out to more than 2500 electric customers, some of whom had not finished cooking Thanksgiving dinner when the power failed. U.S. Highway 67 was blocked by fallen power lines near Gifford Rd. for a number of hours. Trees were also blown down, and one of the trees fell through the roof of a mobile home.
April 2008Tornado (EF1)Diamondhead$100,000This tornado exited Garland County and moved into Hot Spring County in the Diamondhead area. The tornado blew down hundreds of trees.
April 2008FloodJones Mill$100,000Heavy rainfall produced rising lake levels on Lake Catherine, which prompted Entergy Corporation to open gates on the Remmel Dam. The discharge crested at approximately 90,000 cubic feet per second. A flow rate of 30,000 cubic feet per second causes minor flooding along the Ouachita River. Moderate flooding resulted in Hot Spring County with damages to county roads and low lying pastures. Some homes near Friendship were threatened but none were reported to have been flooded. This was the seventh highest release rate from the dam in its history, and the highest since May, 1990.
September 2008Flash FloodRockport$100,000Many streets were flooded around Malvern.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindMalvern$100,000no account filed
May 2014Flash FloodMagnet Cove$75,000Multiple roads in Malvern and eastern Hot Spring County became impassable. Some vehicles were stranded in the high water, and water entered at least two houses.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindBismarck$75,000Barns and sheds were damaged or destroyed, a carport was blown away, shingles were blown off roofs, and trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMalvern$75,000Power lines, electrical poles, and trees were blown down. A radio tower was knocked down, falling onto a fire station.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Bonnerdale$75,000This tornado moved out of Montgomery County east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County west-southwest of Bonnerdale. In Hot Spring County, the tornado blew down trees and damaged outbuildings. The tornado exited Hot Spring County north-northwest of Bonnerdale and entered Garland County south-southwest of Meyers.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindGlen Rose$50,000Trees were blown down. A couple of trees landed on houses.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindMalvern$50,000Many trees were blown down in Malvern, according to the sheriff's office.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGlen Rose$50,000Several houses and barns were damaged.
May 2009FloodRockport$50,000Heavy rainfall caused the need to open Remmel Dam and make extraordinary releases. Some county roads in Hot Spring County were impacted.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDeRoche$50,000Thunderstorm winds tore the carport off a house, blew the roof off a barn and downed some trees.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindMalvern$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindMalvern$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBismarck$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines and blew several cars off of the road.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindLake DeGray$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindDonaldson$50,000no account filed
April 2011Thunderstorm WindFriendship$40,000Some houses were damaged in the Friendship area.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGlen Rose$40,000One house was damaged by a falling tree. Two more houses had roof damage.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMalvern$30,000Power lines were blown down, leaving part of Malvern without power.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindButterfield$30,000A farm had a barn with its roof completely off and another barn had its roof peeled back on Long Drive off of Sand Road. Trees were down on Williams Road.
September 2008Tornado (EF1)Glen Rose$30,000This tornado was spawned by Tropical Storm Ike. Many trees were blown down, as was a power line. The tornado exited Hot Spring County, east-northeast of Glen Rose, and moved into Saline County, northwest of Traskwood.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindBonnerdale$30,000A roof was blown off a barn and shingles were blown off two houses. A TV antenna was blown down at a house. A number of trees were snapped off.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindGlen Rose$25,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down around Glen Rose.
June 2013Flash FloodJones Mill$25,000Releases from Remmel Dam reached 50,700 cubic feet per second, flooding areas adjacent to the Ouachita River downstream.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMalvern$25,000Trees and power lines were blown down, and the sign at an auto parts store was destroyed.
April 2011Flash FloodJones Mill$25,000As a result of heavy rains, releases from Remmel Dam were periodically increased from the evening of the 25th into the morning of the 26th. Flows from the dam eventually exceeded 56,000 cubic feet per second. Lowland flooding resulted. Some roads flooded as well.
May 2011Flash FloodJones Mill$25,000As a result of heavy rains, releases from Remmel Dam were periodically increased from the afternoon of the 1st into the morning of the 2nd. Flows from the dam eventually reached 55,000 cubic feet per second. Lowland flooding and some flooding of roads resulted.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Ebenezer$25,000Many large limbs and a few trees were blown down. At an apartment complex, shingles were blown off most of the roofs. Several houses also had shingles taken off.
December 2009Flash FloodMagnet Cove$25,000Flash flooding occurred on the Ouachita River when releases from Remmel Dam were necessary. The flow from the dam reached approximately 67,700 cubic feet per second.
April 2008Flash FloodLono$25,000Street flooding occurred in Malvern. Road flooding occurred across the county.
March 2008Flash FloodMalvern$25,000The Bismarck School District was closed due to flooding. Hickory Grove Road and Raven Road were under water.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMalvern$25,000Three trees were down near the water treatment plant. Tree limbs were broken and there was some damage to the building.
June 2008LightningGlen Rose$25,000Lightning is believed to have set fire to a mobile home on Eiler Loop. A 48 year-old man in the home died in the fire. Just a few weeks previously, lightning had struck and burned out the water well on the same property, which is located on top of a hill.
March 1976Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 1975Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

84 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 84 workings inside this county. 26 still produce and 58 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction26
Barium-Barite16
Clay11
Titanium6
Stone3
Aluminum3
Iron3
Stone, Crushed/Broken2
Silica2
Molybdenum, Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), Vanadium1
Vanadium, Titanium, Metal1
Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium)1
Titanium, Metal1
Niobium (Columbium), Molybdenum1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Christy Brookite DepositTitanium, MetalOccurrenceBrookite
Christy Deposit.Vanadium, Titanium, Niobium (Columbium)Prospect1890, 1976
Christy PropertyMolybdenum, Titanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium), VanadiumProducerMolybdenite, Rutile
Christy PropertyVanadium, Titanium, MetalProspect1943, 1984, 1985
Golden-Estes PropertyMolybdenumPast Producer
Kimsey ProspectNiobium (Columbium), MolybdenumProducerBrookite, Molybdenite
Magnet CoveIron, VanadiumPast Producer
Magnet Cove Mica DepositMicaUnknown
Magnet Cove Rutile MineTitanium, Metal, Niobium (Columbium)ProducerRutile
Magnet Cove Titanium Corp DepositTitanium, Niobium (Columbium)Past Producer1890, 1932
Price-Williams Lead-Zinc MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Southern Acid & Sulphur Co. ProspecSulfurProspect
Wilcox Group KaolinAluminum, Iron, Silica, TitaniumOccurrence
Caddo QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Malvern Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnkSilicaUnknown
UnkSilicaUnknown
(Facility) Jones Mills SmelterAluminumPlant
Dresser MineAluminumUnknown
Magnet Cove AreaIronPast Producer
Malvern MineAluminumUnknown
McElwaine's DiggingsIronProspect
Rock Island QuarryStonePast Producer
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
ArkansasTitaniumProducer
Hardy-Walsh Brookite Deposit.TitaniumProspect
Nichols & Campbell ProspectTitaniumProspect
Richardson ProspectTitaniumProspect
The Hardy LeaseTitaniumProspect
Titanium Alloy Co.TitaniumPast Producer
Acme Brick Co.ClayProducer
Malvern Brick & TileClayProducer
Malvern PitClayPast Producer
Malvern PitClayProducer
Malvern Pit & PlantClayProducer
Malvern Pit & PlantClayProducer
P D HolderClayPast Producer
Perla PlantClayProducer
UnkClayUnknown
UnkClayUnknown
UnkClayUnknown
Baroid Sales Div.Barium-BaritePast Producer
Chamberlain CreekBarium-BariteProducer
Chamberlin Creek SynclineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Chamberlin Creek SynclineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Cove CreekBarium-BaritePast Producer
Cove Creek SynclineBarium-BariteUnknown
Lucinda Creek SynclineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Magnet Cove Barite Corp.Barium-BaritePast Producer
Magnet Cove Barite MineBarium-BariteProducerStratabound
Magnet Cove Barium Corp.Barium-BaritePast Producer
Magnet Cove MillBarium-BariteProducer
Magnet Cove MineBarium-BariteProducer
National Lead Co. MineBarium-BariteProducer
Otts LeaseBarium-BariteProducer
RayburnBarium-BariteProducer
Stone Quarry Creek SynclineBarium-BaritePast Producer
Clark Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cook Brothers Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Malvern Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Malvern MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ouachita Gravel WasherSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ouchita Plant No 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Steve Hedges PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tidwell PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
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

49

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 Hot Spring 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.