Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Waldo water tower is a historic elevated steel water tower located in Waldo, Arkansas, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Waldo water tower (Waldo, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 2007 · category: Structure.
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 89 fires within 5 miles of Waldo Water Tower between 1998 and 2020, burning about 948 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 20 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Waldo Water Tower: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Bromine. 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 | ||
| Unk | Bromine | Past Producer | ||
| Lambert & Barr,Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waldo, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 15 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down and a barn received some roof damage. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | $5,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | $500 | A few trees were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Heavy Rain | Waldo | - | A storm total rainfall report of 6.95 inches was measured a couple miles south-southwest of Waldo. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Waldo | - | Quarter size hail fell in Waldo. Report from the KTBS-TV Facebook page. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | A tree was blown onto a power line on South Olive Street in Waldo. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in Waldo, Arkansas. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Trees and powerlines were downed. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Waldo | - | Multiple reports of penny to golfball sized hail in Waldo, Arkansas. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Waldo | - | Quarter sized hail reported in the community of Waldo, Arkansas. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Trees were downed across Warnock Springs Road near Wilson Store. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Trees and power lines were downed in town as well as across County Road 45. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Trees downed along Hwy 371. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Trees and power lines downed at Lamartine. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Numerous trees toppled along Highway 344 near Lake Columbia. |
| December 2001 | Flash Flood | Waldo | - | Numerous roads were flooded and closed to traffic. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Several trees down. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Several trees and powerlines down. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Several large trees and powerlines down. |
| May 1998 | Flash Flood | Waldo | - | Highway 82 was underwater and closed. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldo | - | Several reports of downed trees. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Waldo | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Waldo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeil Overpass | 4.7 miles | 2021 | |
 | President's House | 4.8 miles | 2013 |
| Greene-Talbot-Talley Halls Historic District | 4.9 miles | 2023 | |
 | Cross and Nelson Hall Historic District | 5.0 miles | 2010 |
 | Greek Amphitheatre | 5.1 miles | 2005 |
 | Overstreet Hall | 5.1 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000472 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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