Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Dill School is a historic school building in rural Cleburne County, Arkansas. It is located a short way north of the village of Ida, on the west side of Arkansas Highway 5/25.”
Wikipedia article Dill School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Cleburne 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 42 fires within 5 miles of Dill School between 1997 and 2020, burning about 773 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 36 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dill School: 5 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ida, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2012: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | $375,000 | Nine residences (houses and mobile homes) were damaged, two of which were destroyed; one metal building collapsed; eight metal barns were severely damaged, two of which were flattened and another of which was destroyed; and six vehicles were damaged, one of which was totaled. A number of trees were blown down. Some of the structural damage was due to falling trees and some of it was caused by the wind alone. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | $5,000 | A hay barn suffered major damage, with parts of the barn blown well out into a field. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Ida | $1,000 | Water crept over Arkansas Highway 25 near Tumbling Shoals. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs and power lines. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Ida | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ida | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Dipping Vat | 5.0 miles | 2022 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000854 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cleburne County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
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