Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The John Avey Barn is a historic barn in rural western Stone County, Arkansas. It is located in the hamlet of Big Springs, on the north side of County Road 87 near the junction with Rosebud Road.”
Wikipedia article John Avey Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 58 National Register listings published here for Stone County · listed in 1985 · 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 69 fires within 5 miles of John Avey Barn between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,248 acres in total. None started naturally. 17 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 134 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | VIXON |
| 2 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of John Avey Barn: 5 producers, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Copper, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Tantalum, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Orvall Gammill Barn | 0.8 miles | 1985 |
| George Anderson House | 0.8 miles | 1985 | |
 | Clarence Anderson Barn | 1.2 miles | 1985 |
| Jim Morris Barn | 3.2 miles | 1985 | |
 | Roasting Ear Church and School | 3.6 miles | 1985 |
| Wesley Copeland House | 3.9 miles | 1985 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002219 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Stone County | All 58 listed properties in this county. |
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