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Montgomery County, Arkansas

60 topographic sheets cover 49 settlements here, and 13 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

13 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Montgomery County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 692 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 13 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 4 structures, 1 district and 1 site.
  • 1 of the 13 listings was 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

13

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
CCC Company 741 Powder Magazine Historic Districtstructure200707000201
Caddo Valley Academy Complexdistrict200202000485
Cogburn Dipping Vatstructure200606000467
Collier Springs Shelterbuilding199393001083
Crystal Springs Camp Shelterbuilding199393001087
Crystal Springs Damstructure199393001088
Guinn Dipping Vatstructure200606000465
Huddleston Store and McKinzie Storebuilding198484000007
Montgomery County Courthousebuilding197676000441
Mount Ida Cities Service Filling Stationbuilding200101001230
Norman Town Squaresite199393000092
Reeves-Melson Housebuilding198585003069
Womble District Administration House No. 1building199393001101

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

631 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 631 of them, burning about 26,416 acres. 125 started naturally and 199 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism199
Debris and open burning127
Natural125
Missing data/not specified/undetermined97
Equipment and vehicle use31
Recreation and ceremony24
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Smoking7
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 March 2006Natural8,294 acresOuachita National ForestNO MANS LAND
26 June 2006Natural3,739 acresOuachita National ForestSULPHUR MOUNTAIN
1 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,550 acresOuachita National ForestBLAYLOCK MOUNTAIN
29 July 2011Natural1,535 acresOuachita National ForestHIGH PEAK
12 February 2015Arson/incendiarism960 acresOuachita National ForestWOLF MOUNTAIN
12 March 2004Arson/incendiarism933 acresOuachita National ForestPOLK CREEK MOUNTAIN
14 September 2011Natural705 acresOuachita National ForestCHRISOPHER MOUNTAIN
19 June 2012Natural685 acresOuachita National ForestSHELTERWOOD 149

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

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 454 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 454 reports for this county, causing 20 deaths, 34 injuries and about $13,090,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind191
Hail151
Flash Flood62
Heavy Rain25
Tornado15
Lightning4
Flood4
Funnel Cloud2

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
June 2010Flash FloodSlatington20 killed, 24 hurt, $9,000,000Heavy rain fell on saturated ground during the wee hours of June 11th in an area characterized by steep terrain, limited access, and poor communications. Along the Little Missouri River, flash flooding developed rapidly at the Albert Pike Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest. The flood took 20 lives, injured 24, and necessitated the rescue of more than 60 people.||The nearest river gage indicated that flood waters rose more than 20 feet in 4 hours.||Motor homes, camping trailers, fifth-wheel trailers, tents, and people and their possessions were all caught up in the flood. Vehicles were washed downstream, asphalt was torn off roads, and boulders rolled down nearby steep hillsides.||An adjacent private campground, known as Camp Albert Pike, was flooded as well. Although no lives were lost there, cabins were destroyed along with additional vehicles, RVs, and camping trailers.||Aside from the flooding produced by the Little Missouri River, most of the creeks in the area overflowed their banks. Trees and other vegetation that had been mowed down by the swift water could be seen at a number of locations along Arkansas Highway 369. In addition, small rockslides occurred on several of the hills adjacent to the highway.||Flash flooding also occurred on the Caddo River around Caddo Gap. A cabin and canoe rental business had several cabins flooded, along with the office/bunkhouse building. One swift-water rescue of campers was necessary. Some cattle and horses were lost to the flooding.||On the Caddo River at Norman, several camping trailers were swept into the river.
May 2013Flash FloodPencil Bluff3 hurt, $500,000Brushy Creek washed a house off its foundation about 3.8 miles west-northwest of Pencil Bluff. The house finally stopped moving when it ran up against a tree line. The occupants of the house survived. U.S. 270 flooded near Pencil Bluff and Arkansas 8 flooded near Norman. Numerous county roads were flooded. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 31st, Oden measured 6.13 inches of rain and Pine Ridge collected 5.98 inches. At the Mount Ida airport, rainfall on the 30th measured 3.42 inches, followed by another 1.43 inches on the 31st. Also at the Mount Ida airport on the 30th, 0.66 inch of rain fell in the 5-minute period ending at 6:53 PM CDT, 0.97 inch fell in the 10-minute period ending at 6:54 PM CDT, and 1.20 inches fell in the 15-minute period ending at 6:56 PM CDT.
May 2013Tornado (EF2)Huddleston2 hurt, $250,000An EF2 tornado blew the roof off one house and damaged another. A number of outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off. Two people were injured.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindJoplin2 hurtno account filed
November 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated2 hurtno account filed
April 2007Thunderstorm WindPine Ridge1 hurtA large tree limb fell and injured a person.
April 2017Heavy RainMt Ida$1,000,000Several bridges and roads have been washed out. There was a mud slide on Manford Rd. between Norman and Caddo Gap. Rain measured was 5.75 inches.
May 2011FloodPencil Bluff$750,000A Boy Scout troop, which had been cut off by flooding at the Albert Pike Recreation Area on the Little Missouri River on the 1st, was rescued by a National Guard helicopter on the morning of the 3rd. The six scouts and two adults were not injured.
April 2011FloodPencil Bluff$250,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
March 2016Tornado (EF1)Joplin$200,000There was significant damage to several boat docks at Mountain Harbor, with some trees and power lines blown down. Several homes were damaged, including a mobile home with substantial damage.
May 2015Flash FloodWelsh$100,000Three bridges were washed out, along with several county roads closed due to flash flooding.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Welsh$100,000A tornado exited Clark County west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County east-southeast of Welsh. In Montgomery County, the tornado knocked down trees, power lines, and power poles, took the roof off of a barn, and caused a tree to fall on a house. The tornado exited Montgomery County east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County west-southwest of Bonnerdale.
September 2008Flash FloodPine Ridge$100,000Flooding occurred across the county.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMt Ida$90,000Significant wind damage in Mt. Ida. Numerous trees were down across town with several homes receiving damage by falling trees. Some roofs were peeled back by the wind.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindJoplin$50,000Just north of Joplin, thunderstorm winds blew down trees onto cars and camping trailers at the Tompkins Bend Use Area.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Pine Ridge$50,000This tornado exited Polk County east-northeast of Opal and entered Montgomery County southwest of Pine Ridge. In Montgomery County, numerous trees and some power lines were blown down.
September 2008Flash FloodPine Ridge$50,000Approximately 5.5 inches of rain fell. Low water bridges and crossings were flooded.
May 2020Flash FloodNorman$40,000The Montgomery County Sheriff Office reported multiple tents and one vehicle were washed into the Caddo River near the town of Norman. All campers evacuated beforehand and there were no reports of injuries.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindPine Ridge$40,000A 40'X60' pole barn was blown down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNorman$40,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 8 near Norman. One of the trees fell on a car. No one was injured.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindJoplin$30,000Trees were blown down on U.S. 270. One of the trees fell on a car. No one was injured.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMt Ida$30,000Trees were blown down around Mount Ida and many other places in Montgomery County.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindWelsh$25,000Numerous trees and some power lines were blown down in the area of U.S. 70.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWelsh$25,000Chicken houses were damaged and trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2013FloodWashita$25,000Large amounts of rain over the Ouachita River and its tributaries from May 30th through June 1st contributed to a large rise on Lake Ouachita. The lake rose 9 feet by June 3rd, followed by a slow fall. The lake did not return to its normal level until June 21st. Roads and campgrounds near the lake were submerged. Some gangways to boat docks also went under water, causing people to have to travel in boats to reach their boat docks.
May 2010Flash FloodSims$25,000A motorist reported to the State Police that a 4-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 270 was under water in the vicinity of Blowout Mountain. A National Weather Service storm survey indicated that creeks went far out of their banks in the area north of Oden.
April 2008Flash FloodFancy Hill$25,000Numerous roads across the county were flooded.
April 1989Tornado (F0)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1960Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJoplin$20,000Part of the roof at the Mountain Harbor Resort Marina over the docks/boat slips was damaged. Winds estimated from radar were around 40 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindWashita$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down between Mount Ida and Story.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Cox Spgs$15,000An EF1 tornado uprooted trees and blew down part of a hay barn.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindWelsh$15,000A tree fell on a car.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindWelsh$15,000A roof was blown off a house.
January 2018Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$10,000An attached carport was destroyed.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWelsh$10,000Trees were blown down in the southeastern part of Montgomery County.
June 2013Flash FloodPencil Bluff$10,000A car was washed into flood waters at Caddo Gap, but the motorist was able to reach safety. Arkansas 88 at Sims was closed. Brushy Creek flooded Brushy Rd. west-northwest of Pencil Bluff in the same area where Brushy Creek washed a house off its foundation early on the morning of May 31st. Several motorists were stranded at Albert Pike Recreation Area when the Little Missouri River flooded a low-water crossing. The motorists were in no danger but had to wait for water to recede before they could cross the river. In addition, a number of county roads were flooded. Three-day rainfall totals for May 30th through June 1st included 10.23 inches at Pine Ridge, 10.16 inches at Oden, 8.65 inches at Mount Ida, and 7.52 inches at Caddo Gap.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$10,000Numerous trees were blown down.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Welsh$10,000This tornado exited Clark County 3.2 miles west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County 2.1 miles east-southeast of Welsh. In Montgomery County, trees were snapped off or uprooted. The tornado exited Montgomery County 4.2 miles east-northeast of Welsh and entered Hot Spring County 1.6 miles west of Bonnerdale. This is the third segment of a four-segment tornado.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStory$10,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas Highway 27.
May 2011Flash FloodAlbert$10,000Flash flooding along the Little Missouri River at the Albert Pike Recreation Area trapped a Boy Scout troop, preventing them from returning on schedule.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindOden$10,000Trees were blown down and trampolines were blown up into trees.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindSilver$5,000A tree fell on a car.
April 2018Thunderstorm WindWelsh$5,000A tree was blown into an outbuilding. The roof of a barn was lifted, but not blown off. The tops of several trees were snapped. The damage survey was performed by the Montgomery County OES.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWelsh$5,000Power lines were blown down on U.S. 70.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindSims$5,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 88.
January 2013Flash FloodHog Jaw$5,000Creeks overflowed their banks.
June 2012Flash FloodMt Ida Bearce Arpt$5,000Low water crossings were flooded around the Gap Creek and Hickory Nut Mountain Recreation Areas. The sheriff's office indicated rainfall in the area totaled around 4.5 inches.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMt Ida$5,000Trees were blown down.
April 2011Flash FloodManfred$5,000A state trooper observed water across Arkansas Highway 8 in three places near Caddo Gap. Water was about to enter a house.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSims$5,000Several trees were blown down.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindSims$5,000Small trees and large limbs were blown down.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindPine Ridge$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindPencil Bluff$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2007Flash FloodMt Ida$2,500Heavy rains fell across portions of Montgomery County, flooding several secondary roads.
September 1970Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
March 1964Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$2,000Shingles were blown off a roof and limbs were down.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindHopper$2,000A large tree was blown down east of Hopper.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindCaddo Gap$2,000A tree fell across Arkansas 8.

Mines and quarries

80 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 80 workings inside this county. 18 still produce and 62 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Quartz16
Manganese14
Sand and Gravel, Construction13
Barium-Barite12
Silica7
Slate, Dimension4
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Copper2
Limestone, Dimension2
Clay2
Flagstone2
Iron2
Silver1
Quartz, Stone, Crushed/Broken1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Donaghey PropertySilverUnknown
Fisher Mountain TractQuartz, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer1946
Woodall DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesUnknown
GlenwoodClayPast Producer
Hawkins DepositIronUnknown
Hendrickson Clay DepositClayUnknown
Lebow Copper DepositCopper, IronUnknown
Mauldin PitFlagstoneProducer
North Mountain MineCopper, ManganesePast Producer1916
UnknownLimestone, DimensionUnknown
UnknownLimestone, DimensionUnknown
UnknownFlagstoneUnknown
Bird & Son, Inc #1Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Bird & Son, Inc #2Stone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
C.F. Saviac QuarrySlate, DimensionUnknown
Fisher MtStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Glenwood #2Slate, DimensionProducer
Glenwood Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownSlate, DimensionUnknown
UnknownSlate, DimensionUnknown
Little MissouriSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
UnknownSilicaUnknown
Boone Springs Creek ProspectBarium-BariteUnknown
Cogburn DepositBarium-BaritePast Producer
Dempsey CogburnBarium-BaritePast Producer
Facy HillBarium-BariteProducer
Fancy HillBarium-BariteUnknownSurface
Gap Mountain DepositBarium-BaritePast Producer
Hoyt-Williams ProspectBarium-BariteUnknown
Mc Knight PitBarium-BaritePast Producer1945, 1978
Ouachita Nat. ForestBarium-BariteUnknown
Pigeon Roost Mountain DepositBarium-BaritePast Producer
Polk Creek Mt ProspectBarium-Barite, ManganeseUnknown
Sulfer Mountain DepositBarium-BaritePast Producer
Abernathy Sand & Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Black SpringsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dist 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Montgomery County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
OdenSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
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 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Hendriksen SampleManganeseUnknown
Jones Valley MineManganeseUnknown
Monroe-Knold MineManganeseUnknown
Nelson MineManganesePast Producer1915
Plemmons ProspectManganeseUnknown
Robert Porter ProspectManganeseProspect1916
S A Hanna ProspectManganeseProspect1909
Slatington Mountain ProspectsManganeseProspect1916
Sugartree MountainManganeseUnknown
United Mineral Industries PropertyManganeseUnknown
UnknownManganeseUnknown
Willie CogburnManganeseUnknown
Burch Lode MineQuartzProducer1982
Chalybeates Springs MineQuartzUnknown
Crystal Pyramid MineQuartzProducer1986, 1987
Diamond Drill Carbon #3QuartzUnknown
Fiddler's Ridge Crystal MineQuartzProducer1986, 1989
Fisher Mountain MineQuartzProducer1940
Forgotten Aye MineQuartzPast Producer1986
George Shieffield No. 2 MineQuartzUnknown
Kimes Crystal AreaQuartzUnknown
Leatherhead MineQuartzProducer1987, 1990
Magic Presance MineQuartzPast Producer1986, 1987
Mcgrew MineQuartzProducer1986, 1988
Oden MineQuartzProducer1986
Robins MineQuartzProducer1971, 1978
Starfire MineQuartzProducer1990
Wegner Quartz CrystalsQuartzProducer1986

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 Montgomery 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.