Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
“The Smithville Public School Building is a historic school building on Arkansas Highway 117 in the small community of Smithville, Arkansas. It is a single-story T-shaped fieldstone structure with a cross-gable roof.”
Wikipedia article Smithville Public School Building, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Lawrence County · listed in 1993 · 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 59 fires within 5 miles of Smithville Public School Building between 1997 and 2020, burning about 848 acres in total. None started naturally. 22 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 June 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Smithville Public School Building: 23 past producers, 5 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Farm | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Barber Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Moore Mountain | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rock S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Andrew Mood Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bevens Bloomery | Iron | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Smithville, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithville | $40,000 | Some trees and power lines were blown down. A couple of barns were damaged. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithville | $15,000 | One business sustained roof damage. Several trees were blown down. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Smithville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Smithville | - | Flash Flooding occurred along Machine Creek in the community of Smithville. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithville | - | Straight line winds damaged a few homes in Smithville. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Smithville | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Smithville | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Smithville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Cemetery | 4.3 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001219 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lawrence County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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