Built in 1852. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
“Frog Level is a historic house in rural Columbia County, Arkansas, USA, one of a handful of surviving slave plantation houses in southwestern Arkansas.”
Wikipedia article Frog Level (Bussey, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 24 National Register listings published here for Columbia County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1852.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Frog Level between 1998 and 2020, burning about 723 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Frog Level: 38 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bussey, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | - | Trees and power lines were downed along County Road 15 east of the Bussey community. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bussey | - | Trees down along Highway 53. |
| October 2001 | Flash Flood | Bussey | - | Highway 371 was under 8 inches of water making driving difficult. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Bussey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kate Turner House | 6.0 miles | 1982 |
 | Couch-Marshall House | 6.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Dr. H. A. Longino House | 6.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Magnolia Colored School Historic District | 6.2 miles | 2014 |
 | Columbia County Jail | 6.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Rushton Clinic, The | 6.4 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 72000201 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Columbia County | All 24 listed properties in this county. |
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