Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
“The Saline Cemetery is one of the older cemeteries in Drew County, Arkansas. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Wilmar on Allis Road, near the ghost town of Allis.”
Wikipedia article Saline Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Drew County · listed in 2011 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Saline Cemetery between 2001 and 2020, burning about 1,284 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 36 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 | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Saline Cemetery: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H L Oneill & Son Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilmar, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | $75,000 | A number of trees were blown down in and around Wilmar. Some of the trees landed on power lines and roofs of several homes. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | $10,000 | A tree fell on a house in Wilmar. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Wilmar | $10,000 | Several county roads outside of Monticello were closed due to high water. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| January 2008 | Lightning | Wilmar | $2,000 | An electrical transformer was hit by lightning, which caused a fire in the surrounding trees. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | $1,000 | A tree was blown down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Wilmar | - | Half-dollar sized hail fell in the town of Wilmar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | - | A tree limb was blown down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | - | Downburst winds up to 60 mph downed some large trees. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some power lines. One of the live power lines caused a house fire to ignite. The fire caused major damage to the home. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wilmar | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Wilmar | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Wilmar | - | no account filed |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmar | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Wilmar | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas A&M College 4th District Faculty House | 5.8 miles | 2022 | |
| Science Building | 5.8 miles | 2021 | |
| Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College Student Union | 5.9 miles | 2021 | |
| Fine Arts Building | 6.0 miles | 2025 | |
 | Monticello Confederate Monument | 6.4 miles | 1996 |
 | Hotchkiss House | 6.6 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 11000353 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Drew County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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