Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Sam Ray House is a historic house in rural northern White County, Arkansas. It is located northeast of Clay, on the east side of Arkansas Highway 305 just south of Sunrise Drive.”
Wikipedia article Sam Ray House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 203 National Register listings published here for White County · listed in 1992 · 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 47 fires within 5 miles of Sam Ray House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 597 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | WHI17514057 |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Sam Ray House: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clay, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2017: 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Clay | $5,000 | Crook Road was flooded and water was in some of the residences. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Clay | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Storm Cellar, William Howell House | 0.3 miles | 1992 |
| Albert Whisinant House | 2.0 miles | 1992 | |
 | Livestock and Equipment Barn, Glenn Homestead | 2.3 miles | 1992 |
 | Wesley Marsh House | 2.5 miles | 1992 |
| Joe Emmer House | 3.1 miles | 1992 | |
| Dr. McAdams House | 3.4 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 91001296 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| White County | All 203 listed properties in this county. |
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