Built in 1846. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
“Stokenbury Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 16 in Elkins, Arkansas. Established c.1846, it is the best-preserved property representing the early settlement of Elkins.”
Wikipedia article Stokenbury Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2010 · category: Site · built in 1846.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Stokenbury Cemetery between 2000 and 2015, burning about 199 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 June 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Stokenbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elkins, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees, and damaged the roofs of homes and outbuildings. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Elkins | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Elkins | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, damaged a roof, blew down a chimney, and damaged a barn. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree and damaged a barn. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles off the roof of a home. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree and damaged shingles of a home. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $500 | Trees and tree limbs were blown down near Elkins. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | $500 | Trees and tree limbs were blown down in Elkins. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree on Highway 16. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Elkins | - | Low water bridge on 1st St. was impassable due to water over roadway. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | A storm chaser reported several trees had been uprooted or snapped by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Thunderstorm wind estimated to 60 mph blew down large tree limbs along Highway 16 between Elkins and Durham. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated by the public. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Elkins | - | A storm chaser observed a brief tornado touchdown over open country. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Elkins | - | A road near Elkins was closed due to high water. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elkins | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Elkins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Maguire-Williams House | 0.6 miles | 1995 |
 | White River Bridge at Elkins | 1.0 miles | 2008 |
 | Tom Smith House | 3.0 miles | 1992 |
 | Adrian Fletcher House | 3.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Durham School | 4.8 miles | 1992 |
| Tisdale Store-Goshen Post Office | 5.9 miles | 2024 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 09000799 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |
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