Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
“The Wommack Kiln is a history pottery site in central rural Dallas County, Arkansas. Built in 1891 by John Welch, it is the best-preserved of a series of pottery works established in Dallas County in the later decades of the 19th century.”
Wikipedia article Wommack 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 56 fires within 5 miles of Wommack Kiln between 1997 and 2018, burning about 390 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DAL22268692 |
| 9 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Wommack Kiln: 14 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wave, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2009: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wave | - | Large limbs were down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butler-Matthews Homestead | 4.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Tulip Cemetery | 4.3 miles | 1983 |
| George W. Mallett House | 4.3 miles | 1983 | |
 | Princeton Cemetery | 4.8 miles | 1984 |
| Culbertson Kiln | 5.5 miles | 1975 | |
| Bird Kiln | 7.5 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000384 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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