Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The McCraw Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Jacksonville, Arkansas. It is located in a wooded area on the city's southeastern outskirts, well south of the Military Road, and west of the Military Mobile Homes.”
Wikipedia article McCraw Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 383 National Register listings published here for Pulaski County · listed in 2006 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of McCraw Cemetery between 1999 and 2017, burning about 150 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 March 2007 | Natural | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 December 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 October 2004 | Debris and open burning | 36 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksonville, the town this property stands in, in 100 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 51 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | $200,000 | A mobile home park in Jacksonville was flooded. Flooding occurred along U.S. Highway 67/167 between Jacksonville and Cabot, backing up traffic for miles. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Jacksonville | $200,000 | An F1 tornado touched down about 4 miles west of Jacksonville. The tornado first damaged the roof of a building 1.5 miles east of Highway 107. Several trees were also blown down in the same area. The tornado lifted several times as it moved eastward towards Highway 167, downing a number of trees and power poles. The tornado then moved into the City of Jacksonville where several buildings sustained roof damage. One store in a local mall suffered heavy structural damage. The tornado later lifted about a half mile east of Highway 167. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | $75,000 | Sandlewood Drive was flooded with two vehicles almost completely submerged. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | $75,000 | Trees were blown down. One of the trees landed on a house and a car. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Jacksonville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | $25,000 | A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 63 mph in Jacksonville. Much of the roof of a dry cleaning and alteration business was blown off. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | $15,000 | A couple of trees were blown down. One of the trees took down cable television cables. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | $15,000 | Water ponded on U.S. Highway 67/167 in Jacksonville. Parts of Dupree Park were flooded. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | $10,000 | Dupree Park was under water in Jacksonville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | $5,000 | Power poles were snapped off and half of a McDonalds sight was destroyed. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | A tree fell through a mobile home in the Jacksonville area. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Trees and powerlines were blown down on Jeff Davis Street in Jacksonville. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | The Jacksonville Community Center sustained extensive roof and siding damage. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | A tree was blow down in the town of Jacksonville. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | A report and picture was received of a large tree blown down on Trickey Lane in Jacksonville. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Jacksonville | - | West Main Street near Oneida in Jacksonville began to flood. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | Flooding was observed near the 900 block of Highway 161 in Jacksonville. Flooding was ongoing at the time of the phone call. |
| December 2017 | Flood | Jacksonville | - | One to two inches of flood water was in the first floor of a business in Jacksonville. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | A tree was blown down on Southeastern Road. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | Pea size hail increased to half dollar size near Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Large tree limbs were down across a roof in the Stonewall community. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | The roof of a mobile home collapsed. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Large tree limbs downed. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | U.S. Highway 67/167 under water due to excessive rainfall. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | Numerous streets flooded in town, with some evacuations noted. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Jacksonville | - | A weak tornado entered northeast Pulaksi County from Lonoke County about 4 miles northeast of Jacksonville. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Damage along the tornado consisted of minor roof damage to several residences and some trees blown down. The tornado dissipated about 5.7 miles northwest of Jacksonville. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding about 3 miles north of Jacksonville. Several roads were underwater for a short period of time. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged a home and downed several trees in Jacksonville. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Winds gusted to 66 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines. |
| November 1993 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| November 1993 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| November 1993 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| February 2013 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Jacksonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jacksonville Commercial Historic District | 1.6 miles | 2016 |
 | Bayou Meto (Reed's Bridge) Battlefield | 1.8 miles | 2002 |
 | Fred and Lucy Alexander Schaer House | 5.8 miles | 2007 |
 | Roundtop Filling Station | 5.9 miles | 2008 |
| West-Blazer House | 6.0 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000829 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pulaski County | All 383 listed properties in this county. |
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