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One of 16 National Register listings published here for Newton County · listed in 2021 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Flowers Cabin
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.
The listing
- Address. Buffalo NR, Bench Trail, approx. .2 mi. east of the Hemmed In Hollow Trail, south of the Compton Trailhead, Compton, 72624
- When was it listed? January 2021
- Category. building
- Township. Plumlee township
- National Register reference number. 100005991 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
78 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Flowers Cabin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,633 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 19 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 | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Buffalo National River | BISHOP FIRE |
| 29 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Buffalo National River | BEESTING |
| 18 July 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Buffalo National River | BOXELY FIRE |
| 26 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Flowers Cabin: 12 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Heuer Property | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Davidson Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Brewer | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Canton Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Chimney Rock Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kilgore | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cross Prospect | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Mmcelhaney | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sam Davidson | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
25 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Compton, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 13 hail, 4 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Compton | $5,000,000 | Parts of the Buffalo National River were closed due to flooding, flood damage, and debris piles. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Compton | $1,500,000 | Widespread areal flooding occurred. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Compton | $700,000 | Arkansas Highway 327 between Parthenon and Jasper had logs and debris on the road from heavy rain, and part of the road was flooded as well. A mudslide occurred 2 miles north of Wayton and the road was impassable. A landslide occurred on Boat Mountain, taking out the road leading to the top of the mountain. According to the county judge, areas around Walnut and Limestone were particularly hard hit by flooding, which washed out most bridges and roads. In addition, numerous low water slabs and culverts were washed out. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Compton | $550,000 | Numerous county roads and bridges were damaged. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Compton | - | A rainfall total of 5.55 inches was measured at Compton over a 24 hour period ending at November 4, 2024 at 6 AM CST. |
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Compton | - | The public reported 2.07 inches of rain. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Compton | - | COOP observer reported quarter size hail. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Compton | - | A tree was downed on Highway 43 northwest of Jasper. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Compton | - | A low water crossing had a lot of water flowing over it near Compton. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Compton | - | NWS Cooperative Observer reports at least one tree blew over in their yard and estimated winds around 60 mph. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Compton | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Compton | - | Trees down. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Compton | - | Dime-size hail covered the ground to a depth of three inches. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Compton | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| March 1993 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Compton | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Compton | - | 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
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Y Ranch | 3.1 miles | 2023 | |
 | Parker-Hickman Farm Historic District | 4.8 miles | 1987 |
 | Big Buffalo Valley Historic District | 5.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Villines Mill | 7.8 miles | 1974 |
| Dr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1992 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100005991 in Record Group 79. |
| Newton County | All 16 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.