Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Ravenden Springs School is a historic school building on Ash and Wells Streets in Ravenden Springs, Arkansas. It is a large single-story fieldstone structure with a hip roof, built in 1941.”
Wikipedia article Ravenden Springs School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Randolph County · listed in 2004 · 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 119 fires within 5 miles of Ravenden Springs School between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,803 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ravenden Springs School: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yadkin Church | 4.6 miles | 2019 | |
 | Old Union School | 7.7 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001379 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Randolph County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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