Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
“Mount Pleasant Methodist Church is historic Methodist church in Waldron, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, originally built in 1891 on land donated by Joseph Self, a locally prominent farmer.”
Wikipedia article Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Scott County · listed in 1986 · 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 84 fires within 5 miles of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church between 1992 and 2019, burning about 686 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ouachita National Forest | SKIDDER |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Ouachita National Forest | BEE MTN. |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waldron, the town this property stands in, in 104 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 47 thunderstorm wind, 34 hail, 20 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 2002 | Flash Flood | Waldron | 1 killed | A 65 year old female was driving across a low-water crossing when the vehicle was washed off the road. Her two grandchildren were also in the car at the time but were later rescued. She got out of the car and was swept about a half mile downstream and drowned. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $400,000 | A 2-mile wide swath of damage occurred across Waldron. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down, as were some street lights. Several houses were damaged, primarily due to trees falling on them. Shingles were blown off some roofs and awnings were damaged. Two barns had their roofs blown off. Downtown, some business suffered roof damage and the wall of a concrete block building was blown in. |
| January 2007 | Flash Flood | Waldron | $160,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding, resulting in damage to county roads and bridges. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $30,000 | A house on Charcoal Road in Waldron had shingles blown off the roof and covering torn off the carport. Also, sheet metal was torn off the barn. Large pine trees in the area were snapped. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down, and the roof was blown off of a house. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | $10,000 | Several houses had water in them and several roads had water over them in Waldron. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $10,000 | Trees were blown down onto power lines. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down along Arkansas 250. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $5,000 | Trees were down. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Waldron | $2,000 | Greenridge Rd. was impassable due to high water. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | $1,000 | Large limbs were blown down. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Waldron | $1,000 | Street flooding occurred in Waldron. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Waldron | - | Quarter-sized hail fell in the town of Waldron. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Waldron | - | Half dollar sized hail fell in Waldron. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | A combination of severe winds and large hail led to roof damage to a Waldron school building where roof damage and water damage per the infiltration of water into the school were both noted. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Waldron | - | Golf-ball sized hail fell in the town of Waldron. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Waldron | - | Ping-pong ball sized hail fell in the town of Waldron. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Waldron | - | Baseball-sized hail fell in the city of Waldron. Multiple police cruisers sustained substantial damage from the hail via window and frame damage from media pictures. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Waldron | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.52 inches was measured at Waldron. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | The emergency manager reported widespread 7 to 8 inch rainfall amounts across Scott County, the flood storage system was at full capacity, and main bridges across the county were under water. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Several trees were downed across the town of Waldron. |
| January 2022 | Heavy Rain | Waldron | - | The Waldron COOP observer measured 4.40 inches of rain since the day before. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Trees and power lines were down in Waldron along Hwy. 80. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Trees and power lines were down across the county. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | The Scott County sheriff reported several portions of Hwy 71 unpassable due to elevated rivers and streams around Mansfield, Waldron, and Y City. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Correction...Highway 80 between Hon and Waldron was closed due to high water flowing over the road. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Main Street in the town of Waldron was inundated with several feet of water and numerous buildings were flooded. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Multiple trees were blown down. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Many roads were covered in water throughout the city and surrounding areas. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Many roads were underwater in Waldron and in the county. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | A water rescue was reported along Hwy. 248 West in Scott County. |
| September 2020 | Heavy Rain | Waldron | - | The Waldron COOP observer measured 7.00 inches of rain in a 24 hour period. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Widespread flooding and multiple water rescues were reported across the county and water was getting into homes and buildings in some locations. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | The Scott County sheriff's office reported several roads in Waldron were closed due to high water. |
| September 2020 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Many bridges and roads, including Hwy. 28 and 71, across Scott County are underwater and/or washed out. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Numerous roadways were flooded around Waldron with state highways 71 and 28 closed in some areas. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Several trees were blown down in Waldron. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Trees were blown down near Waldron and in other areas of northern Scott County. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Numerous trees were blown down, along with several power outages due to high winds. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Numerous roads were flooded across the county. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Waldron | - | Hail was reported on Cattleman Road off of Arkansas Highway 80. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Trees and power lines were reported down in the Pack Saddle area. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | A tree was down on West Second Street. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto a house. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | A large tree was taken down by thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Heavy rains flooded several roads to the southwest of Waldron. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large trees. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Waldron | - | Heavy rains caused flash flooding to occur along Highway 250, 3 miles south of Waldron. The highway was impassible for several hours due to the high water levels. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roofs of several buildings near Waldron. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph blew down some road signs in Waldron. |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees 7 miles east of Waldron. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees and power lines. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldron | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down some trees. ARKANSAS, Central and North Central, Cont'd |
| March 2019 | Hail | Waldron | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square Rock Dipping Vat | 3.0 miles | 2006 | |
 | Poteau Work Center | 3.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Poteau Work Center Residence No. 2 | 3.2 miles | 1993 |
 | C.E. Forrester House | 3.8 miles | 1998 |
 | Scott County Courthouse | 4.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Waldron Commercial Historic District | 4.1 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86001207 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Scott County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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