Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Williford Methodist Church is a historic church at the northwest corner of Ferguson and Hail Streets in the middle of Williford, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof and stone foundation.”
Wikipedia article Williford Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 28 National Register listings published here for Sharp 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 60 fires within 5 miles of Williford Methodist Church between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,476 acres in total. None started naturally. 16 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 June 2009 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Williford Methodist Church: 2 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 | Stone | Unknown | ||
| L.A.Reavis Property | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unk | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williford, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2009: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 | Flash Flood | Williford | 1 killed | Martins Creek was out of its banks, and was flowing over U.S. Highway 63. Water was also over Martin Creek Road, and a vehicle was swept away. A young man in the vehicle drowned. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williford | $10,000 | A building was damaged due to strong winds. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Williford | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly in Sharp County. The tornado touched down about 2.8 miles southwest of Williford and was on the ground for 2.5 miles. Damage along the path of the tornado consisted of a barn and workshop that were damaged. Also, an old sawmill building was destroyed and a few dozen trees were snapped off or uprooted. The tornado moved out of Sharp County, about 2 miles south-southeast of Williford, and into Lawrence County (Memphis County Warning area). |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williford | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees and power lines. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williford | - | Some large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Williford | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Williford | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Williford | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Williford | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Web Long House and Motel | 7.6 miles | 1998 |
 | Graham, Fred House | 7.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Carrie Tucker House | 7.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Woodland Courts | 7.7 miles | 1992 |
 | Ernest Daugherty House | 7.7 miles | 1998 |
 | Sherman and Merlene Bates House | 7.7 miles | 2002 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001629 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sharp County | All 28 listed properties in this county. |
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