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One of 19 National Register listings published here for Randolph County · listed in 2004 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Randolph County · listed in 2004 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of US 67, Old, Biggers to Datto between 1998 and 2016, burning about 135 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 November 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of US 67, Old, Biggers to Datto: 5 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Biggers, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF2) | Biggers | $200,000 | A storm survey crew from the NWS Office in Little Rock found tornado consistent with an EF2 rating. A house sustained major roof damage on Highway 328 west of Maynard, with most of the walls still standing. An agricultural shop was destroyed 2 miles south of Biggers. ||The tornado started just southeast of US67/62 southwest of|Biggers, destroying a metal farm building and snapping trees|along Lutrell Cemetery Road. The tornado continued northwest|blowing in some garage doors on some large metal buildings, along|with snapping limbs off of multiple trees along Gas Plant and|Biggers-Reyno roads. The tornado continued northwest for several|miles, causing mainly damage to trees, from broken limbs, to|uprooting or snapping those tree trunks. The worst damage was|observed at a site built home off of State Hwy 328 and Jerrett|Loop Road southwest of Maynard, where large sections of the roof|were torn off allowing a couple walls to fall inward. At the same|residence, a large metal outbuilding or barn was destroyed. Many|mature trees were snapped or uprooted around this location. The|tornado finally lifted further northwest along State Hwy 251|south of Palestine Road. |
| January 2002 | Flash Flood | Biggers | $80,000 | One bridge was washed out. |
| February 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biggers | $40,000 | A roof was blown off a duplex in Biggers. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biggers | $35,000 | A school had its roof blown off. Numerous trees were knocked down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biggers | $5,000 | Straight line winds knocked down a tree onto a house near Biggers. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biggers | $2,000 | Straight line winds knocked down trees and power lines near Biggers. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Biggers | $1,000 | A tornado briefly touched down in Biggers producing minimal damage. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Biggers | $10 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Hail | Biggers | $10 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biggers | - | A report was received from the public of a 70 mph wind gust. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Biggers | - | Golf ball size hail fell southwest of Biggers, near Current River Beach. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Biggers | - | Biggers received 3.5 to 3.75 inches of rain which produced flash flooding. Numerous streets were flooded and impassable as a result. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Biggers | - | Dime to quarter size hail fell in the town of Biggers. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Biggers | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding to occur near Biggers. Some rural roads were flooded as a result. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Biggers | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Biggers | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001046 in Record Group 79. |
| Randolph County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |