Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Thomas Homestead is a historic homestead off Arkansas Highway 7 in Fairview, Arkansas. The property includes a dogtrot house built c. 1910, a potato house, and outbuildings including barns and sheds.”
Wikipedia article Thomas Homestead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 41 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Homestead between 1997 and 2020, burning about 452 acres in total. 9 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Homestead: 5 unknowns, 2 past producers. 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fairview, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2015: 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fairview | - | Trees were blown down across Highway 8 near Sparkman. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Henry Atchley House | 4.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Sardis Methodist Church | 7.9 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000895 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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