Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“The Wittsburg Store and Gas Station is a historic retail establishment on Cross County Road 637 in Wittsburg, Arkansas. It is the only commercial building in the community.”
Wikipedia article Wittsburg Store and Gas Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Cross County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Wittsburg Store and Gas Station between 1998 and 2017, burning about 134 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | CRO3161712 |
| 3 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 56 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Wittsburg Store and Gas Station: 8 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Baskins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | New Hope School | 1.9 miles | 2008 |
| Capt. Isaac N. Deadrick House | 2.3 miles | 1993 | |
 | John H. Johnston Cotton Gin Historic District | 2.3 miles | 2005 |
 | East Hamilton Avenue Historic District | 4.6 miles | 2011 |
 | Giboney-Robertson-Stewart House | 4.8 miles | 1998 |
 | South Elementary School | 4.9 miles | 2006 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00001386 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cross County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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