Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“The Newton Sutterfield House is a historic house at 1797 Horton Hill Road in Alco, Arkansas. It is a single-story double-pen log structure, finished in weatherboard siding and topped by a gable roof.”
Wikipedia article Newton Sutterfield Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 58 National Register listings published here for Stone County · listed in 2003 · 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 81 fires within 5 miles of Newton Sutterfield Farmstead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,200 acres in total. None started naturally. 49 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | FLAT |
| 15 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GARAGE |
| 15 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | PAUL |
| 7 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Newton Sutterfield Farmstead: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alco, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alco | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds twisted and broke off several trees. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Alco | - | This tornado started just south of Arkansas Hwy 66 near Alco,|moving northeast towards Arkansas Hwy 263 between Onia and Timbo.|After crossing the Arkansas Hwy 263, it ripped the roof off a|house and moved this house off the foundation. The tornado then|moved northeast crossing Big Springs Road, uprooting several|trees. The tornado then lifted just northeast of here before|Clearwater Road. This tornado was rated an EF2 with estimated maximum winds of 111 mph. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alco | - | Personal instrument owned by public recorded a 63 mph wind gust. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Alco | - | The rainfall amount was estimated over the past 1 to 2 hours. Estimated rainfall was 3 inches. |
| July 1996 | Hail | Alco | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bluff Springs Church and School | 0.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Alco School | 1.8 miles | 1992 |
| Jim Morris Barn | 5.4 miles | 1985 | |
| George Anderson House | 6.2 miles | 1985 | |
 | Roasting Ear Church and School | 6.2 miles | 1985 |
| Wesley Copeland House | 6.3 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000398 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Stone County | All 58 listed properties in this county. |
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