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One of 34 National Register listings published here for Carroll County · listed in 2008 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Old U.S. 62, Busch Segment
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
The listing
- Address. Carroll Cty. Rds. 107, 109 and 173, Busch, 72631
- When was it listed? September 2008
- Category. structure
- Also known as. Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS
- Township. Western township
- National Register reference number. 08000942 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Old U.S. 62, Busch Segment between 1995 and 2020, burning about 283 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | DODGE HOLLOW ATV |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Old U.S. 62, Busch Segment: 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Battler Creek Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H L Burtner Uranium Mine | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Radium Cave | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Unk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
13 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Busch, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Busch | $100,000 | This is the first segment of the three segment tornado. In Carroll County, this tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees, damaged a number of homes, destroyed outbuildings, and blew down power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 100 to 110 mph. The tornado moved into Barry County, Missouri, and eventually Stone County, Missouri, where it dissipated. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind overturned recreational vehicles near Beaver Lake Dam. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Busch | $25,000 | Hail up to golfball size covered the ground. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Busch | - | Flooding was reported along Route 187 northwest of Eureka Springs in the vicinity of Oak Ranch. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down two trees. The trees blocked a highway. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down large trees. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | Later at Berryville, half-inch diameter hail was reported. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Busch | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Busch | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Busch | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Busch | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Busch | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | U.S. 62 White River Bridge | 0.2 miles | 2008 |
 | Beaver Bridge | 3.2 miles | 1990 |
| Beaver Bridge | 3.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Mulladay Hollow Bridge | 3.3 miles | 1990 |
 | Lake Leatherwood Park Historic District | 3.6 miles | 1998 |
 | Lake Leatherwood Recreational Facilities | 3.6 miles | 1992 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08000942 in Record Group 79. |
| Carroll County | All 34 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.