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Scott County, Arkansas

129 topographic sheets cover 56 settlements here, and 14 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

14 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States
Scott County within Arkansas

What the record shows

  • 1,324 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 14 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings, 4 structures and 2 districts.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 56 populated places in this county; 56 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

14

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
Bates Schoolbuilding200606000081
Cold Springstructure199393001082
Dooley Dipping Vatstructure200606000466
C.E. Forrester Housebuilding199898001127
Mount Pleasant Methodist Churchbuilding198686001207
Parks Schoolbuilding200202000602
Poteau Work Centerbuilding199393001094
Poteau Work Center Residence No. 2building199393001095
Powder Magazinestructure199393001096
Scott City County Jail, (Old)building200202000486
Scott County Courthousebuilding198989001971
Square Rock Dipping Vatstructure200606000464
Waldron Commercial Historic Districtdistrict200808000943
Waldron School Historic Districtdistrict2019100004437

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

608 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 608 of them, burning about 9,406 acres. 71 started naturally and 164 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism164
Debris and open burning150
Missing data/not specified/undetermined122
Natural71
Equipment and vehicle use64
Recreation and ceremony14
Smoking10
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks2
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 February 2018Natural1,049 acresOuachita National ForestPCS MIDNIGHT FIRE
31 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use414 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionKINGS CREEK
20 December 2004Arson/incendiarism282 acresOuachita National ForestBLACKBRIER
7 September 2006Debris and open burning258 acresArkansas Forestry Commission148
27 December 2005Arson/incendiarism234 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 March 2010Arson/incendiarism190 acresOuachita National ForestJAMES YOUNG PLACE
30 March 1993Arson/incendiarism177 acresOuachita National ForestBLACK BRIER
2 April 1995Arson/incendiarism153 acresOuachita National Forestnot named

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

Storms, 1952 to 2026

60 of 346 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 346 reports for this county, causing 8 deaths, 3 injuries and about $12,760,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind146
Hail117
Flash Flood65
Tornado9
Heavy Rain6
Funnel Cloud2
Flood1

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
May 2013Flash FloodCoaldale5 killed, 1 hurt, $9,200,000Severe flash flooding occurred across a large part of Scott County. Soon after Midnight CDT on the 31st, two women called 911 after flooding from Mill Creek trapped them in their house at Y City. The Scott County Sheriff and a Wildlife Officer First Class from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission responded to the call. According to the incident report by the Game and Fish Commission, the rescuers reached the house in an aluminum motorboat, removed one woman from the house and put here in their boat. As they were trying to rescue the second woman, the house collapsed due to the force of the floodwaters. The boat then capsized, drowning the three people in the boat, and the woman in the house also drowned. (The sheriff was a 41 year-old male, the wildlife officer was a 32 year-old male, and the women in the house were females 60 and 65 years old.) It took until June 2nd to recover the bodies of all the victims. Recovery operations were greatly hampered by another round of heavy rain and flooding on the morning of June 1st. Altogether, about 20 people had to be rescued from the flood waters. U.S. 71, the main north-south route through western Arkansas, flooded at Y City. The flooding caused a car to be washed off the highway and a 42 year-old woman in the car drowned. Her husband survived, but had to cling to the bank of a stream for 6 hours before being rescued. Several other cars were washed off roads, as well, but the motorists survived. Arkansas 28 was washed out at Little Cedar Creek (10 miles east of Y City), Big Cedar Creek (12 miles east of Y City), and the Fourche LaFave River (16.5 miles east of Y City). Numerous county roads and bridges were washed out. For the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 31st, Parks measured 7.78 inches of rain and Waldron picked up 5.26 inches. Houses were flooded at a number of places, including Y City, Boles, and Parks. The American Red Cross indicated 7 houses and 15 mobile homes were destroyed, 9 houses and 4 mobile home had major damage, 13 houses and 3 mobile homes had minor damage, and 14 houses and 8 mobile homes were affected. A fiber optic cable was knocked out of service. As a result, there was no landline phone service, cell phone service, or internet service to most of the county for about 24 hours from the 30th into the 31st.
April 2010Flash FloodBlue Ball1 killed, $20,000A 63 year-old man drowned during a flash flood near Union Hill. He tried to drive his pickup truck across a small low-water bridge, but the truck was swept into the creek. Witnesses said the man tried to escape through the driver's window, but he was caught by the current and dragged downstream.
March 2023Flash FloodBoles1 killedNumerous roads have been flooded throughout Scott County. However, in Boles there was a report that some people were isolated in their home due to rising flood waters. A man was found drowned the next day when flood waters began to recede, so the timing of death is uncertain. His age is unknown, but he was likely an older adult as he was described as a grandfather. He likely drove into floodwaters and got washed off the road sometime between the night of the 2nd and the morning of the 3rd.
May 2002Flash FloodWaldron1 killedA 65 year old female was driving across a low-water crossing when the vehicle was washed off the road. Her two grandchildren were also in the car at the time but were later rescued. She got out of the car and was swept about a half mile downstream and drowned.
November 1952Tornado (F2)not stated2 hurt, $25,000no account filed
October 2009Flash FloodCoaldale$525,000Arkansas Highways 28 and 248 were flooded. A number of county roads were damaged by flash flooding.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindHon$500,000A home was damaged at Hon. Chicken houses and barns were damaged or destroyed. Trees and power lines were down.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindWaldron$400,000A 2-mile wide swath of damage occurred across Waldron. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down, as were some street lights. Several houses were damaged, primarily due to trees falling on them. Shingles were blown off some roofs and awnings were damaged. Two barns had their roofs blown off. Downtown, some business suffered roof damage and the wall of a concrete block building was blown in.
November 2011Flash FloodCoaldale$400,000Several places on U.S. 71 and Arkansas 28 near Waldron flooded. Water was 4 feet deep at the intersection of U.S. 71 and Arkansas 378 at the Elm Park community. U.S. 71 also flooded a couple of miles north of Y City. Numerous county roads were under water. Several homes in Waldron were flooded and a mobile home west of Y City was washed off its foundation. A National Weather Service storm survey indicated virtually every creek had overflowed along Arkansas 28 from the Yell/Scott County line westward to U.S. 71.
March 2008Flash FloodCoaldale$250,000Several roads were under water throughout the county. The northbound lane of U.S. Highway 71 at the Scott/Sebastian county line was under water. Minor to major damage was reported to several homes in the Gibson area, and also in the communities of Hon, Cauthron, and Bates.
May 2011FloodCoaldale$250,000no account filed
May 2010Flash FloodCoaldale$200,000The county judge reported flooding throughout Scott County, with roads and bridges damaged. In Waldron, the cattle auction and a feed store were flooded.
January 2007Flash FloodWaldron$160,000Heavy rain caused flash flooding, resulting in damage to county roads and bridges.
March 2016Tornado (EF1)Sensation$150,000The tornado uprooted trees and caused damage to several buildings, including 7 to 8 homes.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindY City$125,000Barns were blown down, roofs were blown off chicken houses and barns, and trees were blown down.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMansfield$100,000A chicken house was severely damaged, and parts of a barn were blown onto Highway 80. Several tress and power lines were also damaged.
October 2009Tornado (EF1)Cardiff$100,000Thousands of trees were blown down by the tornado, primarily within the Ouachita National Forest. The Knopper's Ford Recreation Area was damaged and had to be closed. Parts of the Sugar Creek Multipurpose Horse and Off-Highway Vehicle Trail also had to be closed. The tornado exited Scott County about 7 1/2 miles north-northwest of Olio and continued into Logan County about 2 1/4 miles south-southeast of Joyland.
October 2009Flash FloodElm Park$50,000A school bus was washed off Tate Road and into a creek. Water came up about 6 feet on the bus. The driver and one student on the bus were rescued and were not injured.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindWaldron$30,000A house on Charcoal Road in Waldron had shingles blown off the roof and covering torn off the carport. Also, sheet metal was torn off the barn. Large pine trees in the area were snapped.
November 1960Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindWaldron$20,000Numerous trees were blown down, and the roof was blown off of a house.
June 2013Flash FloodCoaldale$15,000Numerous county roads were flooded. A car with four people inside was swept off a low-water crossing and washed into a creek. The people were able to get to high ground and were eventually rescued. A trained spotter 8 miles southeast of Waldron measured 2.50 inches of rain between 7:20 and 9:20 AM CDT on the 1st. Three-day rainfall totals for May 30th through June 1st included 10.29 inches at Parks and 7.92 inches at Waldron.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGreen Ridge$15,000Several outbuildings and a barn were damaged near the Tate community.
March 2012Flash FloodPuryear$15,000The Fourche LaFave River flooded the Dooley Rd. Bridge and many county roads in the southern half of Scott County were flooded.
May 2020Flash FloodWaldron$10,000Several houses had water in them and several roads had water over them in Waldron.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindParks$10,000A large barn was damaged and shifted off it's foundation, along with numerous trees uprooted across the Parks area in Scott County.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWaldron$10,000Trees were blown down onto power lines.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWaldron$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBeauchamp$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindWinfield$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2011Flash FloodBrawley$10,000Numerous roadways were under water and low-water crossings were flooded in the Lake Hinkle area. Jones Creek Rd. was mostly under water.
April 2010HailBrawley$10,000Golf ball size hail fell in the Lake Hinkle area.
February 2019Thunderstorm WindParks$5,000There was damage to an outbuilding, with aluminum scattered through nearby oak trees.
May 2015Flash FloodCoaldale$5,000Highway 28 was flooded, with a car submerged and the driver stranded.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindCauthron$5,000Phone lines were blown down.
May 2014Flash FloodNella$5,000U.S. 71 was flooded and impassable in southern Scott County.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindNeedmore$5,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 28.
August 2013Flash FloodBrawley$5,000Water was over some roads.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindBlue Ball$5,000Large trees were blown down.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWaldron$5,000A few trees were blown down along Arkansas 250.
January 2013Flash FloodBoles$5,000Flash flooding occurred between Y City and Boles.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindGreen Ridge$5,000Trees were blown down on Arkansas 80.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindY City$5,000Trees were blown down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHarvey$5,000Several trees were blown down around Harvey. Power outages occurred around Harvey and Nola.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindParks$5,000Trees were blown down.
May 2010Flash FloodEvening Shade$5,000City streets were flooded in Waldron. Parts of Arkansas Highway 80 were flooded as well.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindY City$5,000Trees were down.
April 2009Flash FloodWaldron Muni Arpt$5,000Street flooding occurred in the city of Waldron.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindWaldron$5,000Trees were down.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindWaldron$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
April 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 1954Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
April 2011Flash FloodWaldron$2,000Greenridge Rd. was impassable due to high water.
June 2010Flash FloodNeedmore$2,000Some low water crossings were flooded around Parks.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindNola$1,000Large limbs were blown down.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindWaldron$1,000Large limbs were blown down.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindBrawley$1,000Large limbs were blown down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindHarvey$1,000A large tree was blown down.
May 2010Flash FloodWaldron$1,000Street flooding occurred in Waldron.
July 1994HailBlue Ball$500Thunderstorm winds knocked down some large tree limbs.

Mines and quarries

6 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction4
Clay1
Limestone, High Calcium1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkLimestone, High CalciumOccurrence
Scott County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

56

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 Scott 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.