Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
“The Kiblah School is a historic school building in rural Miller County, Arkansas. It is located southeast of Doddridge, at the junction of County Roads 4 and 192, between United States Route 71 and the Red River.”
Wikipedia article Kiblah School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Miller County · listed in 1989 · 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 87 fires within 5 miles of Kiblah School between 1997 and 2019, burning about 983 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 25 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 277 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | MILLER-LA |
| 4 September 2011 | Smoking | 58 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2011 | Natural | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Doddridge, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $50,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown over. A church steeple was blown off a church while several chicken houses were either damaged or destroyed. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $42,000 | Roof blown off a home on the outskirts of town. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $40,000 | Numerous trees down over county roads. Roof blown off a home and a porch blown down. |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| January 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| March 2024 | Flash Flood | Doddridge | - | Multiple county roads near Doddridge were flooded and closed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Multiple trees downed along Highway 71 in Doddridge. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Trees downed on Highway 160 just past County Road 195 east of Doddridge. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Trees and power lines downed just north of Doddridge. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | Trees and power lines were downed across Southern Miller County. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Doddridge | - | Quarter size hail fell in the Doddridge community. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | A few trees were blown down across the southwest sections of Miller County. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Doddridge | - | A tree was downed near Hwy. 71 and Hwy. 160. |
| October 2001 | Flash Flood | Doddridge | - | Widespread flooding along highway 171 near Dodridge closing this major north-south highway. Dopplar Radar estimates from Shreveport indicated 5 to 7 inches of rain. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Doddridge | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 1993 | Hail | Doddridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Doddridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1993 | Hail | Doddridge | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88003210 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miller County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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