Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Tankersley-Stewart House was a historic house in rural Johnson County, Arkansas. Located north of Arkansas Highway 352, between Hunt and Clarksville, it was a single-story vernacular wood-frame structure and a gabled roof.”
Wikipedia article Tankersley-Stewart House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 35 National Register listings published here for Johnson County · listed in 1994 · 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 86 fires within 5 miles of Tankersley-Stewart House between 1997 and 2020, burning about 554 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 42 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Tankersley-Stewart House: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 3 | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunt, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 12 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Hunt | 1 killed, 4 hurt | An F2 tornado that developed over Franklin County, moved into Johnson County about 3 miles west-southwest of Hunt, on Highway 352. The tornado moved northeastward, passing just northwest of Hunt. The tornado continued on across a portion of Horsehead Lake, tracked several miles east of Catalpa and then crossed into Newton County about one mile west of Salus. The tornado killed a woman in a mobile home on County Road 272, about 1.5 miles northwest of Hunt. Two other people inside the mobile home sustained minor injuries. Two additional injuries occurred on County Road 29, about 1.5 miles north of Hunt, when two people were inside a chicken house when it was destroyed. Six chicken houses were destroyed at this location. Three of the chicken houses contained about 120 thousand chickens, many of which were killed. Other damage in Johnson County included more than a dozen barns destroyed, several mobile homes destroyed, several homes with major damage and a number of homes with lesser damage. A number of vehicles were destroyed and many others were damaged. Many outbuildings were destroyed and thousands of trees were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Hunt | $100,000 | Many roads across the county were washed out due to flash flooding. Two water rescues were performed overnight at homes in the town of Hunt. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | $30,000 | A roof was blown off a house and numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Hunt | - | The rain measured 1.75 inches at Hunt. |
| August 2020 | Heavy Rain | Hunt | - | The rain measured 3.75 inches at Hunt. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | Trees were reported down. An outbuilding was destroyed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | A line of severe thunderstorms uprooted several large trees north of Coal Hill. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hunt | - | A weak tornado was spawned in western Johnson County about 3 miles north-northeast of Hunt. The tornado caused mostly tree damage, with some trees blown over. The tornado dissipated a couple of miles northeast of Ludwig. |
| November 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Hunt | - | A weak tornado that was spawned over Franklin County, moved into Johnson County 3 miles southwest of Hunt. This tornado damaged several barns, but produced the worst damage to a home near Etna. This home sustained roof damage as well as structural damage to the walls. The tornado lifted about a half mile north of Edna. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some power lines. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Hunt | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hunt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | U.S. 64 Horsehead Creek Bridge | 3.9 miles | 2014 |
 | Harmony Presbyterian Church | 4.7 miles | 1994 |
 | Taylor Hill Hotel | 5.0 miles | 2008 |
| College Street Bridge | 5.8 miles | 2026 | |
 | Clarksville Confederate Monument | 7.6 miles | 1999 |
| Clarksville High School Building No. 1 | 7.9 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000464 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Johnson County | All 35 listed properties in this county. |
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