Cherry Cemetery

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.

From the record

One of 15 National Register listings published here for Cleveland County · listed in 2024 · category: Site.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
Address. East side of Mt. Elba Road. approximately ½ mile south of Mt. Elba cutoff, Rison, 71665
When was it listed? 2024-09-05
Category. site
Township. Smith township
National Register reference number. 100010830 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

43 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Cemetery between 2001 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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	18
Debris and open burning	12
Arson/incendiarism	5
Recreation and ceremony	2
Natural	2
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
30 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	13 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2015	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
21 September 2015	Debris and open burning	10 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
8 August 2011	Natural	4.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
7 August 2011	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 August 2012	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
21 August 2005	Natural	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
20 August 2005	Debris and open burning	7.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Cleveland County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Cherry Cemetery: 27 past producers. 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.

Site	Commodity	Status
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
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

Every working recorded in Cleveland County

Storms near this property

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rison, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 41 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 4 flash flood, 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
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$200,000	Numerous chicken houses were damaged in the Rison area.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$150,000	Trees and power lines were down. Several houses in the area sustained roof damage, and several chicken houses had their roofs torn off.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$100,000	Over 100 reports of trees and power lines down near Rison and across Cleveland County.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$50,000	Several trees fell on a mobile home, resulting in one fatality.
March 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$50,000	On U.S. 79, much of the tin roof was torn off the waste transfer station. On Niven Road, about three dozen large trees were blown down. Four mobile homes were damaged by the falling trees. One trailer, which was vacant, had a tree slice all the way through it. Two of the trailers were occupied, but there were no injuries. Power lines were knocked down by the falling trees. On Adams Road, a porch roof was blown off and a pine tree about 20 inches in diameter fell, taking down a power line.
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. A tree also fell onto a house causing roof damage.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$25,000	Trees and power lines were blown down onto roads around Rison.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$25,000	Trees blocked roadways and knocked down power lines in the area. An oak tree fell across Arkansas Highway 35 South at Rison blocking both lanes of traffic. A large pine tree fell in a resident's yard on Arkansas Highway 133 north of Rison, breaking an underground water line.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$20,000	Many power lines were reported down in Rison. This caused many people to lose power throughout the town.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$20,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Rison	$20,000	Flooding was reported on several city streets. County roads and Arkansas Highway 35 South were flooded. Major damage was reported to Brushy Creek Road, Jack White Road and Tom Taylor Road.
July 2010	Lightning	Rison	$15,000	Lightning struck a transformer in Rison, knocking out power to the downtown area and much of the city.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$15,000	Trees and power lines were down in Rison.
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$7,000	no account filed
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
March 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	$3,000	no account filed
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Multiple trees were blow over and roof damage occurred in the community of Rison.
April 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Multiple trees were blown down in Rison along with roof damage to several buildings within the town.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	A metal outbuilding was destroyed.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Numerous large trees were blown down southwest of Rison.
March 2023	Hail	Rison	-	A carport was also reported blown over. The report was received through social media.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	The NWS storm damage survey revealed 85 mph thunderstorm winds produced damage in a swath across the city of Rison Wednesday evening. The time is radar estimated.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Widespread damage occurred across the county with numerous trees and power lines down. Some roads in the county were blocked due to the extent of the downed trees.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	A tree was blown down.
August 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Trees and power lines were blown down at multiple locations across the county.
June 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	A large tree was blown down onto a power line.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees within a 10 mile radius of Rison.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Several trees were knocked down.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Rison	-	Street flooding was reported in Rison.
June 2003	Flash Flood	Rison	-	Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding near Rison. Several streets were impassible for a few hours due to high water.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	A large tree was blown down.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Several large trees were knocked down.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of several buildings in Rison.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Trees and power lines were knocked down.
November 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	Trees and power lines were downed.
February 2024	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
April 2015	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
March 2014	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
February 2013	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
April 2013	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
March 2011	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
February 2009	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
July 2002	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2001	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
February 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	no account filed
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	no account filed
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Rison	-	no account filed
February 1999	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed
May 1999	Hail	Rison	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cleveland 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
Cleveland County Clerk's Building	5.2 miles	1976
Mount Olivet Methodist Church	5.2 miles	1975
Rison Overpass	5.4 miles	2021
Cleveland County Courthouse	5.4 miles	1977
Rison Cities Service Station	5.5 miles	2001
Rison Texaco Service Station	5.6 miles	2002

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100010830 in Record Group 79.
Cleveland County	All 15 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.