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One of 160 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1992 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Prairie Grove Battlefield (Boundary Increase)
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
The listing
- Address. US 62 N side, E of Prairie Grove, Prairie Grove, 72753
- When was it listed? November 1992
- Category. site
- Township. Prairie Grove township
- National Register reference number. 92001523 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
20 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Prairie Grove Battlefield (Boundary Increase) between 1997 and 2018, burning about 133 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Prairie Grove Battlefield (Boundary Increase): 1 past producer. 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 | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
53 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prairie Grove, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 24 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2006 | Lightning | Prairie Grove | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Lightning struck a fishing boat killing one of the occupants and injuring the other. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | 1 killed | Many roads were flooded from Savoy to Prairie Grove to Farmington. A man was swept off off Highway 16 by flood waters, and was drowned. |
| October 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Prairie Grove | $300,000 | This tornado developed north of Highway 62 over the southwest side of Prairie Grove. It moved northeast across the southern portion of town and dissipated north of Illinois Chapel Road over open country. Numerous homes were damaged in the path of the tornado, some with significant roof damage. Trees were uprooted, outbuildings were damaged, numerous large tree limbs were snapped, and power poles were blown down by the tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Prairie Grove | $100,000 | Lightning struck a house, causing a fire that severely damaged it. An elderly woman in the house was killed by the fire after she called 911. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Prairie Grove | $50,000 | Golfball size hail damaged automobiles and homes. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged homes, destroyed a barn, and blew down trees onto homes. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Prairie Grove | $2,000 | This tornado blew down trees and power poles. It was observed by several people. Based on the damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees and a fence. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $500 | Trees were blown down in Prarie Grove. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | $100 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | - | Portions of several roads in and around town were flooded. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | - | Several roads were flooded and closed in Prairie Grove. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in portions of several roads to be flooded. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | - | Portions of Bill Campbell Road were flooded in Prairie Grove. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | - | Several roadways were flooded in and around Prairie Grove. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts snapped large tree limbs. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Prairie Grove | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water to flow over several roads in the Prairie Grove area. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | Several homes and businesses sustained roof damage. |
| November 1993 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees. Some of the trees fell onto vehicles. Several buildings also sustained roof damage. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| December 2015 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| December 1995 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Prairie Grove | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindman Hall Museum | 0.3 miles | 2020 | |
 | Prairie Grove Airlight Outdoor Telephone Booth | 0.4 miles | 2015 |
| Prairie Grove Battlefield (Boundary Increase II) | 0.5 miles | 2005 | |
 | Prairie Grove Battlefield Park | 0.6 miles | 1970 |
 | Borden House | 0.7 miles | 1977 |
 | Highway B-29 Bridge | 0.8 miles | 2008 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001523 in Record Group 79. |
| Washington County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.