Sharp County, Arkansas

56 topographic sheets cover 35 settlements here, and 28 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

28 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Arkansas within the United States

Sharp County within Arkansas

What the record shows

328 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
28 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 24 buildings, 3 districts and 1 site.
The Geographic Names Information System records 35 populated places in this county; 35 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Sherman and Merlene Bates House	building	2002	02001077
Sherman Bates House	building	1998	98001515
Fred Carter House	building	1998	98001510
Coger House	building	1982	82002134
Crystal River Tourist Camp	district	1991	91000620
Ernest Daugherty House	building	1998	98001513
Sam Davidson House	building	1982	82002135
W. A. Edwards House	building	1982	82002136
Graham, Fred House	building	1999	99000157
Hardy Cemetery Historic Section	site	2006	06000089
Hardy Downtown Historic District	district	1995	95001121
Floyd Jackson House	building	1998	98001516
David L. King House	building	2002	02001076
Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church	building	2016	16000321
Esther Locke House	building	1998	98001509
Web Long House and Motel	building	1998	98001512
John McCaleb House	building	1982	82002137
Poughkeepsie School Building	building	1992	92001198
Charles W. Shaver House	building	1982	82002139
John W. Shaver House	building	1982	82002140
William Shaver House	building	1998	98001511
Silas Sherrill House	building	1998	98001514
Stokes House	building	1982	82002141
Carrie Tucker House	building	1999	99000156
Thomas Walker House	building	2005	04001490
Lee Weaver House	building	1998	98001508
Williford Methodist Church	building	1992	92001629
Woodland Courts	district	1992	92001634

Wildfire, 1997 to 2020

754 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 754 of them, burning about 14,081 acres. 15 started naturally and 260 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	273
Arson/incendiarism	260
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	165
Equipment and vehicle use	30
Natural	15
Recreation and ceremony	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	3
Smoking	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. 6 of them were set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
15 April 2004	Arson/incendiarism	322 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	WARRIOR CREEK
31 March 2010	Arson/incendiarism	304 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	TUCKER FIRE
1 April 2003	Arson/incendiarism	282 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	D8 124
24 February 2004	Arson/incendiarism	251 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
15 August 2012	Natural	232 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	GRANGE FIRE
19 March 2001	Arson/incendiarism	220 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
31 October 2010	Arson/incendiarism	174 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	SITKA
29 February 2012	Debris and open burning	155 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	BOSS GOBLER FARM

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

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 370 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 370 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 32 injuries and about $88,608,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	137
Hail	110
Flash Flood	62
Flood	26
Tornado	22
Heavy Rain	7
Lightning	5
Funnel Cloud	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Grange	1 killed, $125,000	A house was destroyed and the 48 year-old woman inside was thrown out and killed. Trees and power lines in the area were blown down.
September 2006	Flash Flood	Hardy	1 killed	Water rescues continued at the Riverbend campground and the Spring River Beach Club. Some people were in trees to avoid the water. One man was swept away by the water and drowned.
September 2006	Flash Flood	Williford	1 killed	Martins Creek was out of its banks, and was flowing over U.S. Highway 63. Water was also over Martin Creek Road, and a vehicle was swept away. A young man in the vehicle drowned.
February 2008	Tornado (EF3)	Horseshoe Bend	15 hurt, $30,000,000	The tornado moved out of Izard County, south of Horseshoe Bend, and into Sharp County, northwest of Evening Shade. According to a survey by the Red Cross, 30 houses were destroyed, 7 suffered major damage, 17 had minor damage, and 11 others were affected. In addition, 10 mobile homes were destroyed, 1 had major damage, 2 had minor damage, and 1 was affected. Two apartments had minor damage and two others were affected. At least 40 businesses along U.S. Highway 62/412 in Highland were damaged or destroyed. Also, a church was destroyed and vehicles were overturned along the highway. The fire department in Highland lost most of its building and equipment. The Highland High School had minor damage. The tornado finally ended its long path northeast of Highland.
December 1982	Tornado (F3)	not stated	3 hurt, $25,000,000	no account filed
November 1994	Tornado (F1)	Poughkeepsie to 4 SE	3 hurt, $500,000	An F1 tornado touched down 1 mile north of Poughkeepsie and travelled 6 miles on the ground before lifting 4 miles southeast of Sitka. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of a large number of trees being knocked down. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Three people were in one of the mobile homes at the time the storm hit and received minor injuries. Several barns were either damaged or destroyed.
November 2005	Tornado (F2)	Sitka	3 hurt	A strong tornado touched down briefly in Sharp County about a mile southwest of Sitka. Estimated winds with the tornado were about 115 mph. The worst damage noted was at the intersection of Lone Oak Road and Summerfield Creek Road. One mobile home was demolished, with contents strewn well across a field. Another mobile home was damaged. A storage shed was thrown across a street into the trees and a travel trailer was overturned. A vacant house was destroyed by falling trees. Five vehicles were damaged with windows being blown out. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off along the path of the tornado. Three people sustained injuries. The tornado was on the ground for almost five miles before dissipating.
September 2003	Flash Flood	Hardy Ozark Acres Ar	3 hurt	no account filed
February 1956	Tornado (F2)	not stated	2 hurt, $25,000	no account filed
March 1998	Lightning	Ash Flat	1 hurt	Lightning struck a house in Ash Flat. The bolt of lightning travelled into the house and exited from one of the walls. A man was in the room at the time and was struck by the lightning bolt as it exited the wall. He suffered some minor burns to the back of his head. He was later treated and released from a local hospital.
April 1999	Tornado (F2)	Cave City	1 hurt	no account filed
December 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	1 hurt	no account filed
March 2008	Flood	Hardy	$15,000,000	Heavy rain caused the Spring River at Hardy to go above major flood level. The mayor of Hardy was notified by the Little Rock Office of the National Weather Service the day before this event that very heavy rain was possible. The local officials took steps to notify the property owners along the river. As a result, only a few homes along the river had to be evacuated during the event and there were no fatalities. A significant amount of personal property was also moved out of the floodplain. The river rose quickly and the surge of water swept away homes, propane tanks, canoes, parked vehicles, and even pieces of the road. Approximately 112 homes were affected by the flood with at least 6 destroyed and more than 20 with major damage. Approximately 55 to 60 homes were seriously damaged. Two homes were swept down the river. Damage to public property was estimated at $2 Million. The Hardy City Hall, police station and city park sustained heavy damage with 4 feet of water in City Hall. U.S. Highway 63 flooded, as did the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. A portion of the railroad was washed out. This was the highest the river had been since at least December of 1982. There had been a significant amount of development in the floodplain since the 1982 flood.
May 2011	Flood	Wirth	$4,500,000	Four hundred feet of railroad tracks had to be replaced near Williford due to flooding from the Spring River.
April 2011	Flood	Hardy	$2,000,000	City Hall had to be evacuated, along with some houses in Hardy.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Wirth	$2,000,000	Portions of Hardy were flooded, and U.S. Highway 63 had 2 to 3 feet of water over it. Homes along the Spring River were evacuated. Numerous roads in the county were barricaded. Barnes Road, Hewlett Road, Piney Creek Road, and Bear Creek Road were blocked due to bridges being underwater. U.S. Highway 62 was closed at its intersection with Arkansas Highway 175 five miles south of Hardy. A gas station in Cherokee Village had fuel tanks floating out of the ground. There were 50 evacuations. A car was swept off the road in Williford; the driver was rescued.
April 2014	Flash Flood	Cherokee Vlg	$1,500,000	Flash flooding caused severe damage to roads and bridges.
March 1996	Tornado (F3)	Sidney	$1,500,000	no account filed
April 2011	Flood	Wirth	$1,000,000	Widespread areal flooding occurred.
December 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Cherokee Vlg Arpt	$500,000	Several homes were severely damaged or even destroyed in the Highland area. Two mobile homes were a total loss. A shop was severely damaged, along with a few homes with their roofs torn off. Several trees and power lines were also blown down.
April 2008	Flood	Cherokee Vlg	$500,000	Excessive rainfall in Missouri and north Arkansas caused another sharp rise on the Spring River with portions of Hardy and Williford flooding for the second time in less than a month. The river rose to 20.8 feet, within two feet of the March crest. Over bank flooding begins at 10 feet. Local officials reported two houses or cabins floated past the highway bridge in town. While flooding on the South Fork of the Spring River was not has severe as the March event, the flood wave from the Warm Fork of the Spring River, which comes from north of town, was significantly higher.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Hardy	$500,000	Thunderstorm winds, estimated up to 90 mph, blew down numerous large trees. Several of these trees fell onto mobile homes.
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Cave City	$500,000	Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off two buildings and knocked down some trees and power lines.
May 2011	Flood	Hardy	$500,000	no account filed
November 2003	Flash Flood	Hardy	$300,000	Flash flooding occurred at the River Bend Park in Hardy. About 100 camping trailers and recreation vehicles were underwater. Twelve people had to be rescued from the camping trailers located at the park. No injuries were reported.
October 2009	Flood	Hardy	$250,000	Flooding on the Spring River at Hardy washed out Loberg Park, destroying the fence around the park, damaging playground equipment and partially washing out trails in the park. Two residents near the park had to be rescued by boat. The fence around the ballpark at Buford Beach was destroyed. A church was flooded. The library in Williford flooded. A fire engine was stranded in high water.
December 1982	Tornado (F4)	not stated	$250,000	no account filed
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Poughkeepsie	$225,000	Roofs were peeled off houses and sheds. A chicken house suffered major damage. Several sheds were lifted off their foundations and thrown into fences. Power poles were snapped in half and trees were uprooted.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Shelbyville	$200,000	A business that manufactures portable buildings had a number of the buildings damaged or destroyed. Power lines were blown down.
October 2009	Flash Flood	Wirth	$125,000	Approaches to many low water bridges were destroyed. Bridges on Big Creek and Martin Creek were severely damaged. A bridge on Shaw Cemetery Road was also damaged. Numerous rescues were necessary.
November 2015	Flash Flood	Hardy	$100,000	Several roads were flooded or washed out across the county.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	King Mills	$100,000	Many trees were blown down, with some of the trees landing on houses and vehicles. Power lines and power poles were blown down.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$100,000	Large oak trees were uprooted. Several fireworks stands were destroyed. Several buildings had damage to roofs and siding.
December 2009	Flood	Wirth	$100,000	Heavy rain led to flooding in many parts of Sharp County. Bridges in Cherokee Village were flooded, as were Hulett Rd. at Center, Charleston and Blackstone Streets in Cave City, the Orr Ave. Bridge at Ash Flat, Carpenter Rd. at Evening Shade, and Barnes Rd. Other locations closed due to flooding in Cherokee Village were the Town Center bridges, East Lakeshore near Pontiac, North Golf Course bridge, Beach Club Hill, West Waketa and Allegheny at the bridge and Griffin Bridge. Woodland Hills Rd. was flooded in Hardy.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Nelsonville	$100,000	Several roads were washed out in the southern portion of Sharp County. Flooding was reported along Arkansas Highway 58 east and south of Williford. The library in Williford flooded. U.S. Highway 63 in Hardy was flooded.
March 2022	Tornado (EF0)	Evening Shade	$80,000	This tornado started in central Izard county, just southeast of Melbourne, and tracked northeast 9.86 miles in Izard county and 1.48 miles in Sharp county. The tornado continued into into western Sharp county and dissipated northwest of Evening Shade. There was mostly tree damage. Several homes in and around Sage had roof damage, with a few barns and sheds heavily damaged. The worst damage was 0.5 mile east of Sage, with numerous trees snapped and a horse barn destroyed. Farther northeast, a mobile home was rolled, and a person was injured. A modular home was ripped apart about 4.0 miles west-northwest of Evening Shade. The occupants went to a nearby metal storage container for shelter, and it was rolled. There were four injuries reported here, including one serious injury.
December 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$75,000	There were reports of roofs blown off buildings, and trailers were thrown across the parking lot and in ditches.
September 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$75,000	Trees were blown down and many barns and roofs had metal and shingles blown off. Many homes in the Ash Flat area lost power for hours.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Hardy Ozark Acres Ar	$75,000	A hay barn was blown down, the roof was torn off a building, and trees were blown down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Cave City	$75,000	Trees and power lines were blown down, with one of the trees falling on a pickup truck. Shingles were blown off roofs. Signs at businesses were destroyed.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$70,000	Delayed report...significant damage occurred around Ash Flat, including several large trees blown down, damage to power poles, and one home with a metal roof torn off. South of town, a few houses were damaged by fallen trees, and a few barns or outbuildings sustained wind damage as well. This report was relayed via NWSChat from Ash Flat Fire Department. The time is based on radar data.
December 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sitka	$50,000	A large barn was destroyed and trees were uprooted.
February 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Aetna	$50,000	Chicken house roofs were damaged and removed. Outbuildings were damaged. The damage was consistent with straight-line winds in excess of 70 mph.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Sidney	$50,000	A shed and a hay barn were destroyed, a travel trailer was turned upside down, tin was blown off three chicken houses, and a number of large trees were blown down.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Aetna	$50,000	Roads in Sharp county were washed out.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Cherokee Village	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$30,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hardy	$25,000	Trees and power lines were down across Hardy. Many people were without power.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Highland	$25,000	Many trees were blown down.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$25,000	Trees were blown down across Ash Flat. Some of the falling trees took down power lines.
March 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Center	$20,000	For the majority of the tornado's path, large trees and power poles and power lines were the most common damage indicators. The majority of the structural damage caused by the tornado was observed at the Mashburn farm where there was substantial damage to outbuildings, including one outbuilding that slid off of its foundation. There was minor damage to a residence on the farm as well, and extensive tree damage throughout the property.
October 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Evening Shade	$20,000	Photos showed extensive mostly roof damage to a home, with trees on the property downed or snapped.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cherokee Vlg	$20,000	A roof was blown off a health food store.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$20,000	Two houses were damaged in the area.
October 2009	Flash Flood	Cherokee Vlg	$20,000	Flash flooding occurred in Cherokee Village.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$15,000	Part of a tin roof was torn off a building. Road signs and one highway sign were bent or damaged. Power outages occurred.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hardy	$15,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Cave City	$15,000	A house was damaged and power lines were blown down.
April 2021	Flash Flood	Hardy	$10,000	A campground manager reported the Spring River was out of its banks through Hardy, high water in River Bend Park, Loberg Park, and Hardy City RV Park Campground. One RV was washed away by the water. No injuries.
July 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ash Flat	$10,000	Damaging winds destroyed a metal carport and caused sporadic damage, including tree damage, in the city of Ash Flat. The time was estimated from radar.

Mines and quarries

61 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 61 workings inside this county. 2 still produce and 59 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Iron	20
Sand and Gravel, Construction	15
Zinc	12
Stone	7
Lead	6
Manganese	4
Lead, Zinc	1
Dolomite	1
Silver, Zinc	1
Iron Oxide Pigments	1

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

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Bruce Farm	Lead, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Calamine	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Fugate Hollow	Zinc, Dolomite	Prospect
Tommie Marlin Deposit	Iron Oxide Pigments	Unknown
Carolyn Newman	Manganese	Occurrence
K D Aldridge Prospect	Manganese	Past Producer	1917
Matlock Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1918
Story Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1918
Fitzhugh	Lead, Zinc	Past Producer
Golconda	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Unk	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Unk	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Unk	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer
Ash Flat Quarry	Stone	Producer
Ferris Quarry	Stone	Prospect
Reichartz Land	Stone	Unknown
Unk	Stone	Unknown
Unk	Stone	Unknown
Unk	Stone	Unknown
Unk	Stone	Unknown
Daylight	Zinc	Past Producer
George Smith Tract	Zinc	Past Producer
Graceland	Zinc	Past Producer
Rock Springs	Zinc	Past Producer
Widow Franklin	Zinc	Past Producer
Willett Property	Zinc	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Andrew Mood Property	Iron	Occurrence
Bevens Bloomery	Iron	Past Producer
Iron Ore Mountain	Iron	Past Producer
Iron Ore Ridge	Iron	Past Producer
L.A.Reavis Property	Iron	Occurrence
Lawrence Stone Property	Iron	Occurrence
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Producer
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Unknown
Unk	Iron	Occurrence

Every populated place in the county

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.

Aetna

Scott township · 72521 · Grange quadrangle

11 sheets, 1932 to 1986
Amateur

Washington township · 72521 · On Dry Branch · Evening Shade quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Armstrong

North Union township · 72482 · On Section Branch · Williford quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Ash Flat

Richwoods township · 72513 · On Richwoods Branch · Ash Flat quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Baker

Hardy township · 72542 · Near Pepoon Hollow · Hardy quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Balboa

South Big Rock township · 72569 · Evening Shade quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Ballard

Richwoods township · 72513 · On Neely Creek · Myron quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Bridgeport

South Lebanon township · 72466 · On Freeman Branch · Poughkeepsie quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Calamine

Big Creek township · 72466 · On Bandy Branch · Poughkeepsie quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Canton

Hardy township · 72542 · Near Boone Hollow · Hardy quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Cave City

Cave township · 72521 · Cave City quadrangle

19 sheets, 1890 to 1989
Center

Morgan township · 72542 · On Schales Branch · Ash Flat quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Cherokee Village

Cherokee township · 72529 · On Little Otter Creek · Stuart quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Draft

Cherokee township · 72529 · On Right Prong Otter Creek · Stuart quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Evening Shade

Piney Fork township · 72532 · On Town Branch · Evening Shade quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Hardy

Hardy township · 72542 · On South Fork Spring River · Hardy quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Herrick

Jackson township · 72482 · Near Sawmill Hollow · Hardy quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Hidden Valley

Highland township · 72542 · Stuart quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Highland

Highland township · 72542 · Stuart quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Kings Mills

Davidson township · 72542 · On Big Spring Branch · Ash Flat quadrangle

9 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Maxville

East Sullivan township · 72521 · On Wooldridge Creek · Cave City quadrangle

19 sheets, 1890 to 1989
Mobley

Scott township · 72579 · Grange quadrangle

11 sheets, 1932 to 1986

No longer a settlement
Nelsonville

Strawberry township · 72466 · Poughkeepsie quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Ozark Acres

Ozark township · 72482 · Near Walker Ridge · Hardy quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Poughkeepsie

North Big Rock township · 72569 · On Runnels Branch · Poughkeepsie quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Reed

Strawberry township · 72466 · Poughkeepsie quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Sellers Store

Lower North township · 72542 · Hardy quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Shelbyville

Scott township · 72521 · On Crabtree Branch · Grange quadrangle

11 sheets, 1932 to 1986
Sidney

West Sullivan township · 72577 · Sidney quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Simco

Scott township · 72469 · Grange quadrangle

11 sheets, 1932 to 1986

No longer a settlement
Sitka

North Lebanon township · Near Denim Hill · Sitka quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Stuart

Highland township · 72542 · Stuart quadrangle

10 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Wenstead

Lower North township · 72554 · Near Yates Ridge · Hardy NE quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

No longer a settlement
Williford

Jackson township · 72482 · Near Ball Hollow · Williford quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983
Wirth

Upper North township · 72554 · Near Fox Hollow · Wirth quadrangle

8 sheets, 1957 to 1983

The vanished settlements of Sharp 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.