Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“The Jones Memorial Methodist Church is a historic church building at 400 East Main Street in Hartford, Arkansas. It is a T-shaped two story brick building, with a gabled roof and stone foundation.”
Wikipedia article Jones Memorial Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Sebastian County · listed in 2011 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Jones Memorial Methodist Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,954 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 27 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartford, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 18 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2026 | Hail | Hartford | $150,000 | Hail up to tennis ball size damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | West Hartford | $100,000 | A tornado destroyed a large barn and uprooted trees. Maximum estimated wind in the tornado based on this damage was about 95 mph. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Hartford | $30,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Hartford | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Hartford | $20,000 | Hail up to golf ball size damaged homes and vehicles. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Hartford | $20,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $20,000 | Strong winds caused much damage in the Hartford area. All roads in and out of Hartford, except AR Hwy 96, were blocked by fallen trees and power lines. One residence had an electric meter torn off, a barn lost its roof, and the school gymnasium lost its roof. At least one house in Hartford lost its roof. Numerous tree and power lines were blown down. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Hartford | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Lightning | Hartford | $500 | Lightning hit a transformer, causing a small power outage in Hartford. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $200 | Sheet metal blown off shed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $100 | A tree was blown across SH 96 between Mansfield and Hartford. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | $100 | A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which downed numerous large tree limbs in Hartford. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Highway 45 northeast of Hartford. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Hartford | - | Multiple roads in and around Hartford were closed due to flooding. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | West Hartford | - | A brief tornado developed in heavily-wooded terrain in southern Sebastian County. The tornado produced a tornadic debris signature on the KSRX WSR-88D, which was likely the result of tree damage, given the fact it occurred in dense forest. The area where the tornado developed was inaccessible by road, therefore the tornado was rated EF-unknown, since the damage could not be reviewed by a survey team. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Hartford | - | A developing storm produced an apparent weak landspout tornado that briefly touched down in open country. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| December 2003 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Hartford | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Hartford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hartford Water Tower | under 500 feet | 2008 |
 | Hartford Commercial Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2009 |
 | Sebastian County Road 4G Bridge | 3.3 miles | 1995 |
 | Old Huntington Jail | 7.7 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10001157 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sebastian County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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