Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Cottonwood School No. 45 is a historic school building, now converted to a residence, in rural Boone County, Arkansas. It is located on Dubuque Road, northeast of the hamlet of Self.”
Wikipedia article Cottonwood School No. 45, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Boone County · listed in 2002 · 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 24 fires within 5 miles of Cottonwood School #45 between 1999 and 2017, burning about 669 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 64 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Cottonwood School #45: 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Gap Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Smithsonite | |
| Bailey Outcrops | Zinc | Occurrence | Smithsonite | |
| Charles B. Wier | Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Low Gap Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| More Lock Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Red Fox Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Piat | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Haggard Ford Swinging Bridge | 4.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Cricket and Crest Tunnels Historic District | 6.9 miles | 2007 |
| Bergman High School | 7.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001078 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Boone County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |
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