Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Gray Spring Recreation Area is a picnic area with scenic views in the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest of northwestern Arkansas.”
Wikipedia article Gray Spring Recreation Area, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1995 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Gray Spring Recreation Area-Forest Service Road 1003 Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 466 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 15 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 | 15 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 26 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRAHAM |
| 2 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | OVERLOOK |
| 16 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | BOWLES CAR FIRE |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WHITE LIGHTNING |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | POTATO KNOB |
| 21 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | GRAHAM SOUTH |
| 4 July 2013 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Ozark-St. Francis National Forests | WHITE ROCK |
| 16 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Gray Spring Recreation Area-Forest Service Road 1003 Historic District: 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 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cass, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 4 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines, and damaged the roofs of buildings on Highway 23, north of Cass. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Cass. There was some structural damage to buildings in the area. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $200 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a road. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | $100 | A tree was blown down along SH 295 |
| September 2025 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Portions of Highway 23 north of Turners Bend were flooded. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees onto Redding Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Multiple roads between Cass and Ozark were reported flooded. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Locally heavy rainfall resulted in roads being flooded across the northern portion of the county. A swift water rescue of someone stranded in the high water was necessary. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Cass | - | Highway 23 southwest of Cass was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. The trees fell on Highway 23. |
| January 2005 | Flash Flood | Cass | - | Highway 23 was temporarily impassable due to high water. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down onto a road. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | Several trees were knocked down. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cass | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Cass | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Cass | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mulberry River Bridge | 4.1 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001616 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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