Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“Mary Church is a Catholic parish in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, in the North Delta deanery of the Diocese of Little Rock.”
Wikipedia article St. Mary Catholic Church (Helena-West Helena, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Phillips County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of St. Mary's Catholic Church between 1992 and 2011, burning about 69 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BLAIR |
| 17 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | CANE |
| 7 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | TURKEY |
| 29 December 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | MIDAS |
| 7 October 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | LAKE |
| 31 January 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | not named |
| 19 January 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WHITE HORSE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of St. Mary's Catholic Church: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Helena Revetment | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miss River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Cnty Hiwy Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thompson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helena--West Helena, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Helena - West Helena | $500,000 | Heavy rain produced flash flooding across portions of Phillips County including Helena-West Helena, Elaine, Marvell, Barton and Lake View. Numerous roads were closed and several homes were inundated with water. The police department in Marvell had three to four feet of water inside. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $100,000 | Several mobile homes were destroyed on the west side of West Helena. One mobile home was flipped on the southwest side of a neighborhood on the outskirts of town. The bottom frame of the home struck a tree behind the home 15 feet in the air. The mobile home landed on its roof and was completely destroyed. Cars were damaged by flying debris and trees were also blown down. Another neighborhood southwest of town was damaged as well. In this neighborhood, two mobile homes were flipped. One was blown into another mobile home and a wood house. Power lines and irrigation systems were blown down in the fields between the two neighborhoods. In West Helena, only minor damage was noted to the Junior High School roof and the roof and siding of a few motels. A few storage sheds were blown over but had not been secured to the ground. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Helena - West Helena | $50,000 | Vehicles were stranded in floodwaters. Water rescues were necessary. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $25,000 | Powerlines and trees down on Waverly Wood Drive, Springdale Road, and Oakland Avenue, along with other various locations in Helena-West Helena. Storage buildings also suffered damage on Highway 49 near Helena Regional Hospital. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $10,000 | Trees were knocked down, and a tree landed on a home at the 300 block of Waverly Road in Helena, AR. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $10,000 | Large tree down on building, snapped at the base of the tree. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $5,000 | Downed trees and powerlines in between Highland St and Arkansas St in Helena-West Helena. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $4,000 | Trees downed in Helena-West Helena. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $4,000 | Straight line winds blew several trees and power lines down near Helena-West Helena. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $4,000 | Straight line winds knocked several trees and large limbs down in Helena-West Helena. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $3,000 | Trees down blocking Phillips Street in Helena-West Helena. |
| January 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | $250 | Straight line winds knocked a large billboard for a high school down in Helena-West Helena. Debris was also strewn across the city. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Helena - West Helena | - | Quarter size hail fell in Helena - West Helena. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | - | Trees and powerlines were knocked down on Springdale Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena - West Helena | - | Straight line winds knocked a tree down on Military Road in Helena-West Helena. In addition, several trees were knocked down across eastern sections of Helena-West Helena. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Helena - West Helena | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Helena-West Helena. A block and a half of Highway 49 was flooded. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Helena - West Helena | - | Golf ball size hail fell at the Helena Bridge. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Helena - West Helena | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding near Helena-West Helena. As a result, ditches overflowed flooding many streets. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Centennial Baptist Church | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Centennial Baptist Church | under 500 feet | 2003 |
 | Battery C Site | 0.1 miles | 1978 |
 | William Nicholas Straub House | 0.2 miles | 1985 |
 | Allin House | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Keesee House | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001278 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Phillips County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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