Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Coal Gap School is a historic school building located near Garfield, Arkansas. The wood-frame school was built in 1928 to serve Benton County School District 105.”
Wikipedia article Coal Gap School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 162 National Register listings published here for Benton 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 53 fires within 5 miles of Coal Gap School between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,107 acres in total. 2 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 | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 August 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Coal Gap School: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Holt Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larue, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | $250,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged homes, destroyed boat docks and outbuildings, blew down power poles, and uprooted many trees in a broad swath from Beaver Shores to Rocky Branch. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | $150,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed boat docks and damaged boats. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Larue | $50,000 | This tornado damaged one home, damaged several boat docks, and blew down trees. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larue | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted numerous trees in several broad swaths within Hobbs State Park. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rocky Branch School | 2.9 miles | 1988 |
| Markey House | 4.6 miles | 1988 | |
 | Van Winkle's Mill Site | 4.8 miles | 2007 |
 | Garfield Elementary School | 6.3 miles | 1996 |
 | War Eagle Bridge | 6.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Pea Ridge National Military Park | 7.9 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001123 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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