BlockFrom the record
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Sebastian County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Arkansas 22, Old, Barling Segment
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The listing
- Address. Mayo Rd, Barling, 72923
- When was it listed? May 2007
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
- Township. Upper township
- National Register reference number. 07000439 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Arkansas 22, Old, Barling Segment between 1998 and 2017, burning about 281 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 31 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 112 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 April 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 March 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Arkansas 22, Old, Barling Segment: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Aggregate, Light Weight. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rescolite Company | Aggregate, Light Weight | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
44 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barling, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Barling | $50,000 | This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed over a subdivision north of Ozark Lake where homes were damaged and trees were snapped. The tornado moved northeast, crossing the Arkansas River and into Crawford County. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a house. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Barling | $20,000 | Hail up to ping pong ball size damaged homes and vehicles. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $13,000 | A barn was blown away by thunderstorm winds. Power lines were also blown down. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree onto a camper trailer. Several people were trapped inside the trailer. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew down several large trees and damage the roofs of several homes. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew large signs off a building. |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Barling | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew several signs down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $500 | Several trees were blown down in Barling. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $500 | Several trees were blown down in Barling. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large trees. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $100 | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $100 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | $100 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Barling | - | Portions of Highway 22 were flooded in Barling. |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Barling | - | Portions of multiple roads west of Barling were flooded. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Barling | - | Portions of several roads were reported flooded between Fort Smith and Barling. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs and uprooted trees. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | A storm spotter measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 58 mph. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Barling | - | Portions of Highway 255 east of Barling were closed due to flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Barling | - | Portions of Highway 255 east of Barling were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Tree limbs were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph were estimated by law enforcement personnel. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| November 2004 | Flash Flood | Barling | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding on Gun Club Road near Barling. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| December 1996 | Hail | Barling | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barling | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Chaffee Tank Destroyer Battalion Historic District | 2.2 miles | 2011 |
| Camp Chaffee Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) | 2.3 miles | 2015 | |
 | Maness Schoolhouse | 3.1 miles | 2003 |
| Dr. Neil Crow Sr. House | 3.8 miles | 2018 | |
| United Hebrew Congregation Tilles Memorial Temple | 4.1 miles | 2021 | |
 | Saint Scholastica Convent | 4.2 miles | 2006 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000439 in Record Group 79. |
| Sebastian County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.