Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
“The Old Corinth Cemetery is a historic cemetery in rural Howard County, Arkansas. It is small, just 0.17 acres (0.069 ha), and is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Nashville on Arkansas Highway 26.”
Wikipedia article Old Corinth Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Howard County · listed in 2012 · 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 31 fires within 5 miles of Old Corinth Cemetery between 1993 and 2017, burning about 142 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Old Corinth Cemetery: 23 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Strontium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. B. Lewis Pit | Strontium | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Highland Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Howard County Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Mine and Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Point, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Point | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Center Point | - | Several cars and roofs of buildings were damaged by two-inch-diameter hail. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Center Point | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elbert W. Holt House | 6.0 miles | 1984 |
 | Womack-Parker House | 6.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Flavius Holt House | 6.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Garrett Whiteside Hall | 6.7 miles | 1994 |
 | Howard County Courthouse | 6.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Nashville Post Office | 7.0 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12000022 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. |
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