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Lincoln County, Arkansas

56 topographic sheets cover 46 settlements here, and 10 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

10 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Lincoln County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 610 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 10 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 1 site, 1 district and 1 object.
  • 1 of the 10 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 46 populated places in this county; 46 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

10

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
Crow Housebuilding197676000426
Oscar Crow Housebuilding199292001343
Cummins Prison Chapelbuilding2024100010309
Lincoln County Courthousebuilding199494000141
Mt. Zion Presbyterian Churchbuilding198887002496
Parker Housebuilding200000000607
Rice Family Cemeterysite200303000464
Star City Commercial Historic Districtdistrict199999000152
Star City Confederate Memorialobject199696000448
Charles Hampton Tracy Housebuilding201110001156

Wildfire, 2001 to 2020

219 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 219 of them, burning about 1,615 acres. 11 started naturally and 40 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning80
Missing data/not specified/undetermined72
Arson/incendiarism40
Natural11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony2

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 November 2005Arson/incendiarism102 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 February 2014Arson/incendiarism75 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionLIN3319785
26 March 2007Arson/incendiarism59 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
21 October 2003Arson/incendiarism49 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
19 January 2015Debris and open burning42 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
22 November 2009Arson/incendiarism40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 December 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 October 2015Smoking37 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

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

Storms, 1957 to 2025

60 of 244 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 244 reports for this county, causing 5 deaths, 24 injuries and about $5,883,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind106
Hail74
Flash Flood34
Tornado21
Flood5
Heavy Rain3
Funnel Cloud1

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 1968Tornado (F4)not stated5 killed, 16 hurt, $250,000no account filed
May 1981Tornado (F2)not stated5 hurt, $250,000no account filed
December 2002Tornado (F1)Garrett Bridge2 hurtAn F1 tornado touched down briefly just to the northeast of Garrett Bridge. The first noted damage was at a church on Highway 54 where several flag poles were bent over and some tree limbs were downed. More significant damage was noted about 1/2 mile to the northeast where a mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. Two people inside the mobile home were injured and hospitalized. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter with no other damage noted.
October 2007Tornado (EF1)Feenyville1 hurt, $200,000An EF1 tornado touched down about 4.5 miles west of Star City and tracked to the northeast. According to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, six mobile homes were destroyed, one mobile home suffered major damage, and four houses had minor damage. In addition, several barns and outbuildings were destroyed, hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped off, and power lines were knocked down. The majority of the damage was close to the Feenyville community. One man was injured when his mobile home was flipped upside down while he was inside. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe declared Lincoln County a state disaster area.
April 2011FloodGrady$750,000Widespread areal flooding occurred. Nineteen homes in Gould were damaged.
May 2011FloodGrady$750,000no account filed
April 2013Tornado (EF1)Warrenton$500,000An EF1 tornado destroyed two mobile homes, one of which rolled over and smashed into a large tree. Two other mobile homes were crushed by falling trees. A church had roof damage, allowing rainwater to pour inside. Windows and doors of the church were broken. Several houses and mobile homes suffered roof damage, some due to falling trees and others from the wind associated with the tornado. Close to three dozen outbuildings and sheds were destroyed. Some of the sheds were overturned. The back wall of a four-car garage was blown down. Several vehicles were damaged. A large tractor shed was blown down onto large farm machinery. Two grain bins were dented in. Many hundreds of trees were snapped off or blown down. Cypress and tupelo trees on Bayou Bartholomew were snapped off.
October 2009Flash FloodGriffith Spgs$300,000Numerous county roads were damaged by flash flooding.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindGlendale$250,000Numerous trees were blown down. Several houses were damaged by trees falling into them. A mobile home was destroyed. The roof of a small house was destroyed, as were several sheds and carports. Porches were blown off mobile homes. Part of the roof was blown off the Glendale fire station.
December 2009FloodGriffith Spgs$250,000Flash flooding, which developed on the morning of the 24th, became widespread areal flooding later on the 24th and continued into Christmas morning. Arkansas Highway 54 was closed at Glendale.
December 2009Flash FloodGriffith Spgs$250,000Widespread heavy rain resulted in the development of flash flooding on the 24th. Numerous county roads were flooded.
December 1979Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
December 1978Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
September 2008Flash FloodTarry$200,000Flooding occurred across the county.
October 2009Flash FloodCornerville$100,000Many county roads were damaged by flooding and at least one bridge was washed out.
May 2009Flash FloodStar City$100,000Flooding occurred across the county.
October 2009Flash FloodGriffith Spgs$100,000Bayou Bartholomew and Abel's Creek inundated thousands of acres of crops. Arkansas Highways 114, 212, and 54 were temporarily closed by flooding. Numerous county roads were underwater.
February 2007Tornado (EF2)Garrett Bridge$100,000A strong tornado moved out of Drew County and into Lincoln County about 5.2 miles south-southwest of Garrett Bridge. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of hundreds of downed trees. Part of a house was destroyed and several shop buildings sustained damage. The tornado dissipated about 3.5 miles southeast of Garrett Bridge.
March 1997Flash FloodStar City$100,000no account filed
March 2022Tornado (EF1)Glendale$75,000This tornado began in western Lincoln county, just south of Glendale, and tracked east-northeast for about 9 miles before dissipating over U.S. Hwy 425, just south of Yorktown. The tornado initially damaged some poultry houses near the start of the path, with the rest of the damage limited to trees.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindGrady$75,000A home and several outbuildings were damaged.
March 2016Flash FloodGriffith Spgs$60,000Emergency manager reported that several county roads are closed due to flooding, and a bridge on Jasper road washed out.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRest$50,000Numerous trees were blown down as well as power lines. There was some damage to roofs and small sheds.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindGrady$50,000Many trees and power lines were blown down. Several homes were damaged.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindFresno$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged a farm shed.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindStar City$50,000Some trees were blown down and several windows were broken out of buildings.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindGlendale$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindPinebergen$50,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
August 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Trees and power lines were downed.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindTarry$50,000Several homes sustained some roof damage in Tarry.
January 2013Flash FloodTarry$48,000Approximate 98% of the county roads had wash-outs on them. Water was still over many roads on the 15th, with three roads still closed. The county declared a disaster.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindAvery$30,000Several trees were reported down, including one on a house. A pole barn was also destroyed.
July 2009Tornado (EF0)Cummins$30,000All of the damage from this tornado occurred on the farm at Cummins Prison, well away from the prison building itself. A farm shop building had a metal door blown in and a metal wall peeled back. Quite a few trees had large limbs torn off, and a few trees were uprooted altogether.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindStar City$25,000Trees and signs were blown down in Star City.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindLittle Garnett$25,000A carport was thrown against a trailer, an air conditioning unit was knocked off, and a satellite dish was blown through a wall of a trailer. Also, trees were down in the area.
April 1982Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 2014Thunderstorm WindTarry$20,000A large tree was blown down onto U.S. 425, blocking the highway. The tree fell on a vehicle, but its occupants were not injured.
May 2013Flash FloodGriffith Spgs$20,000Numerous roads were flooded.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindStar City$15,000Trees were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindStar City$15,000Trees were down across the county.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindStar City$10,000Some trees were blown down.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCades$10,000An anemometer at a flying service measured an 89 mph wind gust. Some trees were blown down in the vicinity, and some shingles and siding were blown off a building.
January 2023Thunderstorm WindStar City$5,000A tree was knocked down and partially fell on a home.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge$5,000A shed was destroyed along Highway 293.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindCummins$5,000Several tree limbs were down in the area. A portion of the chapel roof was damaged.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindYorktown$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs and power lines.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindGould$5,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
May 1994Thunderstorm Windnot stated$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindGould$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindGould$5,000Some trees were downed.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGlendale$2,000A tree was blown down onto Arkansas 54, blocking one lane.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGarrett Bridge$2,000A tree was blown down on Arkansas Highway 293 south of Arkansas Highway 54.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindCornerville$2,000Trees were blown onto power lines.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGriffith Spgs$1,000A tree was blown down.
July 2010Flash FloodStar City$1,000U.S. Highway 425 was covered by water.
February 2007Tornado (EF1)Garrett Bridge$1,000The tornado moved out of Drew County and into Lincoln County about 5.5 miles south-southeast of Garrett Bridge. The tornado weakened somewhat as it tracked across the southeast corner of Lincoln County. Damage noted along the tornado path consisted of two downed power lines and a few dozen trees that were uprooted or snapped off. The tornado continued moving northeastward into Desha County.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindGrady$500Thunderstorm winds blew down tree limbs.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindStar City$500Thunderstorm winds blew a large tree down across Highway 114.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCummins-Metal roofing panels were blown off from an outbuilding.
May 2025HailTyro-Half dollar sized hail was measured via southeast Lincoln County Fire and Rescue.

Mines and quarries

42 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 42 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 38 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction42

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fowler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hb RobertsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lincoln County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mangum PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rupe PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Smith Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Star City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

46

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 Lincoln 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.