Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Bird Kiln is a historic pottery site in rural Dallas County, Arkansas. It is located off Arkansas Highway 9, about 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Leola.”
Wikipedia article Bird Kiln, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 1975 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Bird Kiln between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,134 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DAL22043159 |
| 5 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bird Kiln: 12 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tulip Cemetery | 3.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Butler-Matthews Homestead | 3.8 miles | 1983 |
| Wommack Kiln | 7.5 miles | 1975 | |
 | Bank of Carthage | 7.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000381 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dallas County | All 41 listed properties in this county. |
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