Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Widner-Magers Farm is a historic farm property in rural Mississippi County, Arkansas. It is located at 3398 Arkansas North Highway 181, north of the town of Dell.”
Wikipedia article Widner-Magers Farm Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Mississippi County · listed in 2007 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Widner-Magers Farm Historic District in 1999, burning about 49 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1999 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dell, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dell | $5,000 | Several telephone poles were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Dell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Dell | $60 | Hail ranged in size from dime to nickle. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dell | - | Straight-line winds resulted in some structural and roof damage to buildings in Dell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Herman Davis Memorial | 6.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Depot | 6.9 miles | 1997 |
| Three States Lumber Company Mill Powerhouse | 7.2 miles | 2001 | |
 | Chris Tompkins House | 7.3 miles | 2001 |
| Burdette School Complex Historic District | 7.5 miles | 2001 | |
| Blytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic District | 7.5 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001325 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mississippi County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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