Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Jones House is a historic house at 220 Bush Street in Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas. It is a wood-frame structure with a T shape and cross-gable roof.”
Wikipedia article Jones House (Sulphur Springs, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 162 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Jones House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,222 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Natural | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 44 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Jones House: 9 past producers, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Armstrong & Cravens Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| John P Hughes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joplin-Elk River Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Madge Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sulphur Springs, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 1996: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Sulphur Springs | $5,000 | A weak F0 tornado touched down in Sulphur Springs. The tornado touched down in an isolated area and travelled a very short distance before lifting. The only damage was a few trees blown down. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Sulphur Springs | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Springs | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sulphur Springs | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Sulphur Springs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camp Crowder Gymnasium | 0.2 miles | 2011 |
 | Sulphur Springs Old School Complex Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2001 |
 | Sulphur Springs Park Reserve | 0.3 miles | 1999 |
 | Shiloh House | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Wee Pine Knot | 0.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Adar House | 1.2 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002363 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Benton County | All 162 listed properties in this county. |
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