Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
“The Sellers Farm was a historic farmstead in Maysville, Arkansas, USA. The main house was a two-story I-house with a rear wing giving it an overall T configuration.”
Wikipedia article Sellers Farm, 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
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Sellers Farm between 1993 and 2020, burning about 564 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 13 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30361 |
| 7 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30558 |
| 6 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30422 |
| 30 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sellers Farm: 1 unknown. 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maysville, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Hail | Maysville | $30,000 | Tennis ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maysville | $500 | 70 mile an hour thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maysville | $100 | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maysville | $100 | A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which downed a tree and several power lines in Maysville. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Maysville | - | This tornado developed south of Leonard Ranch Road and east of School House Road. It moved east, uprooting numerous trees along Leonard Ranch Road, and then turned northeast as it approached Beaty Road. Numerous trees were uprooted as it crossed Beaty Road and Big Spring Road, before the tornado dissipated. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 105 mph. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Maysville | - | Highways 43 and 102 were closed due to flooding. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Maysville | - | Portions of several roads in the western part of Benton County were flooded. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Maysville | - | More than a foot of water covered the intersection of Highway 72 and Tucker Road, west of Gravette. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Maysville | - | A stream was reported out of its banks and over the adjacent roadway. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maysville | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| March 1997 | Hail | Maysville | - | A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at Maysville. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Maysville | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few tree limbs. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Maysville | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Maysville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Coats School | 4.1 miles | 1988 |
 | Coon Creek Bridge | 6.2 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87002369 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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