Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
“Ephesus Cemetery is a historic cemetery just north of Emmet, Arkansas, on United States Route 67. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.”
Wikipedia article Ephesus Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Nevada County · listed in 2009 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Ephesus Cemetery between 1998 and 2020, burning about 732 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 14 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 burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 1998 | Debris and open burning | 79 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 32 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ephesus Cemetery: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Bros Service Station | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emmet, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmet | $245,000 | Two homes suffered heavy roof damage and two large barns were blown down. Also, numerous trees were toppled and broken. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmet | $50,000 | Numerous trees were downed in the community of Emmet, Arkansas. Tim roofs were removed from storage facilities. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmet | $50,000 | Several chicken houses were damaged. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmet | $15,000 | A tree was downed on a vehicle on Hwy. 299 east of Emmitt, Arkansas. There was no report of injuries. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Emmet | - | Widespread flash flooding was reported across Nevada County. Multiple county roads were flooded and closed, with several bridges washed out. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Emmet | - | Approximately 1.2 miles of Highway 67 south of Prescott was closed in both directions due to flooding. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Emmet | - | Quarter size hail fell in Emmet. |
| December 2015 | Hail | Emmet | - | Golfball sized hail was reported in the Emmet, Arkansas community. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmet | - | Highway 299 was closed due to downed trees east of Emmet, Arkansas. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emmet | - | Trees downed. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Emmet | - | Motorists were stranded along Highway 299 between Emmit and Laneburg due to high water. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Emmet | - | Hwy 53 and 299 were barricaded due to high flood waters. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Emmet | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Emmet | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Emmet | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Emmet Methodist Church | 0.8 miles | 2009 |
| Willow Oak Acres Horse Barn | 5.0 miles | 2021 | |
 | Missouri Pacific Depot | 5.9 miles | 1978 |
 | Prairie De Ann Battlefield | 6.2 miles | 1974 |
 | Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery | 6.3 miles | 2006 |
| Prescott & Northwestern Railroad Caboose No. 3 | 6.4 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 08001340 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nevada County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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