Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Princeton Cemetery is a historic pre-Civil War cemetery in rural Dallas County, Arkansas. It is located on County Road 201, southeast of Princeton, which was the county's first seat.”
Wikipedia article Princeton Cemetery (Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 1984 · 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 52 fires within 5 miles of Princeton Cemetery between 1997 and 2018, burning about 524 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 10 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
| 5 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Natural | 25 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 |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Princeton Cemetery: 5 unknowns. None of them 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Princeton, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down east of Manning on Arkansas Highway 8. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | $1,000 | A tree was down on Dallas County Road 103 at Jones Rogers Road. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Princeton | - | Arkansas Highway 9 near Princeton was closed due to high water over the roadway. Several rural roads also water covered near the community of Willow just north of Princeton. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | An NWS storm survey indicated damage in and near Princeton was the result of straight-line winds. Winds were estimated to be 80 to 90 mph. This damage consisted mainly of trees uprooted or snapped. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | Several trees were blown down along Highway 8 near Princeton. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Princeton | - | Parts of Highways 8 and 9 were closed due to flooding in the Princeton area. |
| May 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Princeton | - | A weak tornado was spawned in areas around Princeton in Dallas County. The tornado knocked tops out of trees and downed several trees. A large pine tree fell into a storeroom at a local store. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked over several trees at Princeton. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Princeton | - | A weak tornado touched down very briefly to the northeast of Princeton. The only damage noted along the path of the tornado were a few trees pushed over in a heavily wooded area. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Princeton | - | A strong tornado touched down over northern Dallas County about 3.5 miles southwest of Princeton. The tornado tracked to the northeast, downing numerous trees and damaging the roofs of several homes. The tornado moved across the northern part of Farindale, where several more homes were damaged. The tornado continued moving northeast into southern Grant County. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Princeton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Princeton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Mallett House | 0.5 miles | 1983 | |
| Culbertson Kiln | 3.0 miles | 1975 | |
| Wommack Kiln | 4.8 miles | 1975 | |
 | Mt. Carmel Methodist Church | 5.1 miles | 1983 |
 | Butler-Matthews Homestead | 7.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Tulip Cemetery | 7.4 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000872 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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