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One of 17 National Register listings published here for Sevier County · listed in 2023 · category: Structure.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
De Queen & Eastern Railroad Overpass
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
- Address. US 71 over the De Queen & Eastern RR Line, Lockesburg, 71846
- When was it listed? May 2023
- Category. structure
- Township. Red Colony township
- National Register reference number. 100008976 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
66 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of De Queen & Eastern Railroad Overpass between 1997 and 2020, burning about 642 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 32 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of De Queen & Eastern Railroad Overpass: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Antimony, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wolf Mine | Copper, Antimony, Silver | Occurrence | Cervantite, Galena, Stibnite | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lockesburg, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 25 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 2005 | Lightning | Lockesburg | $125,000 | Lightning struck a home in town resulting in a fire. The house burned to the ground but there were no injuries. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Lockesburg | $50,000 | An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 95 mph touched down just south of of Highway 24 about 2 miles west of Lockesburg, where it caused significant damage to a small shed. The tornado then moved northeast across Highway 24, snapping and uprooting trees and just missing a home on the north side of the highway. A trampoline and small playground near the home were blown about 50 yards directly to the west from their original location. Although the road network became sparse beyond this point, drone footage indicated that the damage path continued from the home to Wildwood and Hilltop Roads where a number of trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado did cause significant damage to three chicken coops located just north of Hilltop Road, while also snapping/uprooting additional trees in this area as well. It then tracked across Shady Lane just to the north of Hilltop Road and uprooted a very large tree, with another tree uprooted and having fallen onto a small home on the west side of Shady Lane. The tornado continued to move northeast over North Park Avenue, Elm Drive, and Highway 71 north of Lockesburg. The damage path became more sparse as the tornado crossed Montgomery Lane just east of Highway 71, with a few other small trees downed on Provo Road just east of Big Timber Lane before the tornado lifted. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | $2,000 | Numerous trees were snapped in the Lockesburg community. Power poles were snapped along Hwy. 71. Highways 329 and 371 were blocked from downed trees. Some structural damage to outbuildings were also reported. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Large branches snapped off of trees in Lockesburg. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees downed near U.S. Highway 371 and Liggin Drive east of Lockesburg. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Hail up to at least quarter size reported at the Dollar General store in Lockesburg. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Reports of numerous trees downed throughout Sevier County. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees and power lines were blown down across the central and southern sections of Sevier County. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees were blown down across Lockesburg. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees down in Lockesburg, and across much of Sevier County. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Penny size hail fell in Lockesburg. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees down in Lockesburg. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Quarter size hail fell in Lockesburg. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | A tree was downed in Lockesburg, Arkansas. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Numerous trees were downed across the town of Lockesburg, Arkansas. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees and power lines were downed in town. Other reports of downed trees were also reported across other portions of the county. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees were downed on Northpark Road. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Nickel to quarter sized hail reported in town. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Lockesburg | - | A supercell moved towards the northeast just south of Lockesburg, Arkansas. Damage consisted of a few large trees downed and several tree limbs snapped. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Trees down across Hwy 371. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | Heavy rains flooded the jail in DeQueen. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Lockesburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lockesburg Waterworks | 0.1 miles | 2007 |
 | First United Methodist Church | 0.2 miles | 1994 |
| Lockesburg High School Gymnasium | 0.3 miles | 2018 | |
 | Little Cossatot River Bridge | 2.1 miles | 1990 |
 | Oak Grove Rosenwald School | 6.1 miles | 2004 |
 | Hale Creek Bridge | 7.7 miles | 2004 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100008976 in Record Group 79. |
| Sevier County | All 17 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.