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Photograph of Calico Rock Methodist Episcopal Church
Photograph by Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Calico Rock Methodist Episcopal Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

From the record

“The Calico Rock Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic former church building at 101 W. 1st in Calico Rock, Arkansas, just north of the Calico Rock Historic District. It is a single-story brick structure, built in 1923-24 with Colonial Revival and Craftsman features.”

Wikipedia article Calico Rock Methodist Episcopal Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 18 National Register listings published here for Izard County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 101 W. 1st., Calico Rock, 72519
  • When was it listed? September 2007
  • Category. building
  • Township. Union township
  • Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 07000971 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

101 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Calico Rock Methodist Episcopal Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,953 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 27 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
Debris and open burning34
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Arson/incendiarism27
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Natural2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
4 September 2000Natural1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2007Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2011Smoking6.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2011Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Izard County

Storms near this property

48 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calico Rock, the town this property stands in, in 48 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 10 flood, 2 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2009Flash FloodCalico Rock$65,000Significant flooding occurred along County Road 9 and Arkansas Highways 56 and 69. Many other county roads were covered by water.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock$20,000Trees and power lines were blown down. One of the trees fell on Arkansas 223, blocking a lane. Power outages occurred in the southwest part of town.
May 2011FloodCalico Rock$10,000no account filed
August 2015Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock$5,000A tree fell onto a house.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock$5,000A few trees were blown down in the Calico Rock area.
April 2011FloodCalico Rock$5,000no account filed
May 2011FloodCalico Rock$5,000no account filed
April 2025FloodCalico Rock-Moderate river flooding was observed at Calico Rock along the White River.
April 2025FloodCalico Rock-Flooding in Calico Rock.
October 2022HailCalico Rock-Delyaed report...We received pictures on social media from near Calico Rock. Time was estimated from radar.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-A tree was blown down on a vehicle and another tree was blown down causing damage to property. Trees were blown down in various locations around Calico Rock.
April 2017FloodCalico Rock-Flooding was noted on the White River at Calico Rock after heavy rain fell. The flooding began early on 4/30/17.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Trees were blown down in Calico Rock.
May 2017FloodCalico Rock-Heavy rainfall in April caused flooding to begin on the White River.
May 2015FloodCalico Rock-The White River at Calico Rock rose above flood stage during the early morning hours of the 12th, falling back below flood stage that afternoon.
December 2015FloodCalico Rock-The White River at Calico Rock rose above flood stage during the morning hours on the 28th, falling back below flood stage during the evening hours on the 29th.
April 2014HailCalico Rock-Hail as large as 2 inches in diameter fell in the Calico Rock area.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Large limbs were down in the area.
October 2009FloodCalico Rock-Flash flooding which began on the 29th became widespread areal flooding on the 30th.
October 2009Heavy RainCalico Rock-In Calico Rock, it was the wettest October ever recorded.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
April 2004Flash FloodCalico Rock-Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur just east of Calico Rock. Several county roads in the area were flooded and impassable for a few hours due to high water levels.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. One home in Calico Rock also sustained some minor roof damage due to the high winds.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-A large tree limb was blown down on top of a police car.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Several trees were knocked down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and road signs.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
May 2020HailCalico Rock-no account filed
April 2018HailCalico Rock-no account filed
April 2017HailCalico Rock-no account filed
April 2015HailCalico Rock-no account filed
May 2012HailCalico Rock-no account filed
May 2011HailCalico Rock-no account filed
December 2010HailCalico Rock-no account filed
April 2005HailCalico Rock-no account filed
June 2004HailCalico Rock-no account filed
February 2001Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-no account filed
February 2001HailCalico Rock-no account filed
April 2001HailCalico Rock-no account filed
June 2001HailCalico Rock-no account filed
July 2001HailCalico Rock-no account filed
January 2000Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindCalico Rock-no account filed
May 1997HailCalico Rock-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Izard County

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 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Calico Rock Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.3 miles1989
Calico Rock Historic District0.3 miles1985
Calico Rock Home Economics Building0.6 miles1992
Vest Cemetery7.3 miles2016
Boswell School7.4 miles1992
Jeffery Cemetery7.7 miles1999

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 07000971 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Izard CountyAll 18 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.
  • 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.