Nashville Commercial Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

From the record

“The Nashville Commercial Historic District encompasses much of the historic downtown commercial area of Nashville, Arkansas, and the major commercial center in Howard County. It is centered at the junction of Main and Howard Streets, extending eastward along East Howard, and north and south along Main Street for about one block.”
Wikipedia article Nashville Commercial Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 13 National Register listings published here for Howard County · listed in 2010 · category: District.

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

The listing

Address. Bounded roughly by Shepherd St., Missouri Pacific Railroad, Hempstead St. and Second St., Nashville, 71852
When was it listed? September 2010
Category. district
Township. Nashville township
National Register reference number. 10000784 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

46 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Nashville Commercial Historic District between 1997 and 2020, burning about 233 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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	18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	10
Arson/incendiarism	10
Natural	3
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Recreation and ceremony	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	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
6 September 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 1997	Debris and open burning	12 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
3 September 2005	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
24 September 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	13 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 2015	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2000	Smoking	20 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
19 September 2011	Natural	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
7 August 2008	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Howard County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Nashville Commercial Historic District: 5 unknowns, 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
No Name	Clay	Past Producer
Roy Leslie Farm	Iron	Past Producer
Bobby Smith Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
J Watson	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Laverne Hardin Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Nashville Ready Mix	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Howard County

Storms near this property

60 of 135 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nashville, the town this property stands in, in 135 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 65 thunderstorm wind, 52 hail, 11 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 8 injuries. 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 2015	Tornado (EF2)	Nashville	2 killed, 8 hurt, $1,500,000	A damage survey was completed in Howard County Arkansas and it was determined that the damage was consistent with that of an EF2 tornado. The most extensive damage was located on the southwest side of Nashville at the D&J Mobile Home Park. Five mobile homes were completely destroyed. There were 2 fatalities in this mobile home park and 8 additional injuries. There were 40 to 60 homes suffering minor to moderate damage from the tornado...mainly from fallen trees. Other damage consisted of numerous trees snapped and/or uprooted with power lines downed as well. The Governor of Arkansas was given a tour of the damage areas on the ground and in the air.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$1,100,000	Pine, Oak, and Pecan trees over a 15 mile wide area were flattened along with 2 homes destroyed, 5 homes suffering major damage, 30 homes suffering minor damage, 3 mobile homes totally destroyed and one new motor home crushed by a fallen tree. No injuries or deaths occurred.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$500,000	Nashville and surrounding rural areas of Howard County had numerous trees and power lines down. Many homes suffered wind damage as well as many chicken houses.
May 1998	Flash Flood	Nashville	$500,000	Numerous local and county roads were underwater and closed. Hwy 4 was completely underwater and washed out in two places. Nashville totalled 10.30 inches of rain. Numerous homes and businesses were also flooded.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Nashville	$250,000	Numerous roads were underwater and impassable. Water entered several homes on the east side of town. Numerous cars were stalled out in the high water as well. Local law enforcement measured nearly 9 inches of rain since the rain began earlier that morning.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$130,000	A chicken house had 300 feet of roof stripped off. Numerous trees down.
April 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged two chicken barns and blew down several trees.
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees.
December 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$48,000	Three barns destroyed and minor roof damage to a residence. Numerous power outages
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$35,000	Trees and large limbs were downed for severe thunderstorm wind gusts in Nashville, Arkansas. Two homes were hit by fallen trees in Nashville. There were no reports of injuries.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$30,000	Shingles blown off a local radio station and wind damage to three homes on the north side of town.
November 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$25,000	A large tree limb fell through the bedroom of a home in Nashville, Arkansas. There were no reports of any injuries.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$20,000	Windows blown out of business downtown.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$20,000	Several trees toppled including several that fell on homes.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$20,000	Trees and powerlines down. A metal canopy over gas pumps at a service station was flipped upside down onto two cars.
October 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$15,000	Trees were felled north of town. In addition, 2 chicken houses were damaged.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$10,000	Seven chicken houses suffered moderate damage and several chickens were killed.
November 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$10,000	no account filed
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$5,000	Several trees were downed throughout mainly the northern half of the county blocking roadways. A few chicken houses suffered minor damage as well.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$2,000	200ft of a tin roof was blown off a chicken house in Center Point.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$500	Trees down on Highway between Nashville and Mineral Springs. Tin roof off shed in Nashville.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$500	A few trees were blown down.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	$50	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees limbs.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Trees downed in Nashville.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A large tree limb was downed onto a home on West Sunset Street in Nashville.
September 2025	Hail	Nashville	-	Golf ball size hail fell just southwest of Nashville.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed throughout Howard County, including in the city of Nashville.
June 2023	Hail	Nashville	-	Hail up to hen egg size reported in Nashville.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Multiple power lines down from Nashville toward Center Point.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	The roof of the Sewage Treatment Plant in South Nashville was peeled off by strong winds. The Nashville Fire Department removed trees that blocked many county roads and main highways in the Nashville area. A power pole was knocked down and had to be replaced by electric crews.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Several trees were blown down in Nashville.
April 2020	Hail	Nashville	-	A picture of quarter size hail that fell in Nashville was posted to social media.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Trees were downed onto a gas line north of Nashville on Highway 27.
August 2020	Flash Flood	Nashville	-	High water entered the Dollar General Store at the corner of Highway 371 and Highway 27 in Nashville.
August 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Multiple trees were blown down across the city of Nashville.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Nashville	-	Mine Creek in Nashville was out of its banks and flooded Highway 371.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Nashville	-	Mine Creek was out of its banks and inundated portions of Highway 27 south of Nashville. The road was closed in both directions for 3 miles.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Nashville	-	The Howard County Jail took on water and was flooded. Approximately 30 inmates were evacuated and taken to another holding facility.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Nashville	-	A cumulative storm total of 8.47 inches of rain was measured from a private weather station in Northwest Nashville from 12 am to 2 pm on July 16th, 2019.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Nashville	-	A cumulative storm total of 6.97 inches of rain was recorded from a private weather station in Nashville from 12 am to 1 pm on July 16th, 2019.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Nashville	-	A cumulative storm total of 6.83 inches of rain was measured by a National Weather Service Cooperative Observer in Nashville from 12 am to 1 pm on July 16th, 2019.
February 2018	Flash Flood	Nashville	-	High water covered Highway 278 near Nashville.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Three trees were downed on Mount Pleasant Drive.
May 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A 167 foot radio station tower that housed the antenna for KNAS-FM as well as the uplink equipment for KMTB-FM on South Fourth Street in Nashville was toppled over due to damaging straight line winds. Several business signs were also broken or blown away.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Nashville.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Trees were downed on Hwy. 371 West in Nashville, Arkansas.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A tree was downed on Mount Pleasant Street in Nashville, Arkansas.
June 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A few trees were downed on the south side of Nashville, Arkansas.
February 2013	Hail	Nashville	-	Hail fell in Nashville, Arkansas.
January 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A few trees were downed in Nashville.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Trees and powerlines were downed.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A few trees were uprooted near Nashville with numerous large limbs downed as well.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	A few trees were uprooted in Nashville, Arkansas.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Three trees were downed just west of Nashville, Arkansas.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Several trees were downed across Nashville, Arkansas.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Numerous trees were downed in town.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Nashville	-	Power lines were downed in town.
September 2008	Flash Flood	Nashville	-	The remnants of Hurricane Gustav slowed to a crawl as it entered the southern portion of Arkansas into the afternoon hours of September 3rd. Excessive heavy rainfall fell across Howard County with the south end of 4th street and Hale Street flooded.

Every storm recorded in Howard 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Nashville Post Office	0.1 miles	1998
Howard County Courthouse	0.3 miles	1990
Garrett Whiteside Hall	0.5 miles	1994
Flavius Holt House	0.5 miles	1978
Womack-Parker House	0.7 miles	1978
Nashville American Legion Building	0.7 miles	1990

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 10000784 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Howard County	All 13 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.