Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church is a historic church in rural Washington County, Arkansas. It is located southwest of Farmington, on the east side of Arkansas Highway 170.”
Wikipedia article Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 160 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1995 · 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 28 fires within 5 miles of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church between 1997 and 2018, burning about 174 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 | 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 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Smoking | 10 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 |
| 6 July 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church: 2 past producers. 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farmington, the town this property stands in, in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $150,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged several chicken houses. The strong wind also snapped large tree limbs, one of which fell onto a home and resulted in significant damage. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Farmington | $75,000 | Large hail damaged automobiles and homes. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Farmington | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Farmington | $50,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $40,000 | High water flooded an assisted living center, resulting in its evacuation. |
| October 2014 | Lightning | Farmington | $30,000 | Lightning struck a house causing a fire in the attic. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Farmington | $20,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $10,000 | Several homes were damaged by large limbs and trees that were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. Many power lines and poles were also blown down. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | $10,000 | Several cars stalled in high flood water. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a shed and blew down large tree limbs and power lines. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, and damaged street signs. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Farmington | $500 | There was a brief tornado touchdown in a rural area southwest of Farmington. Damage was limited to trees. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Portions of Highway 265 were flooded. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Portions of several roads were flooded. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees in Valley View Estates in Farmington. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Portions of Highway 62 were flooded in Fayetteville. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Several streets in town were completely covered by flood waters, resulting in some road closures. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 mph blew down trees. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Farmington | - | Low lying rural roads were flooded. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farmington | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Farmington | - | Several homes and businesses sustained roof damage. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Farmington | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Farmington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cane Hill Road Bridge | 0.4 miles | 2010 |
 | Highway B-29 Bridge | 1.8 miles | 2008 |
 | Mack Morton Barn | 1.8 miles | 2005 |
 | Lake-Bell House | 2.0 miles | 1974 |
| Hindman Hall Museum | 2.2 miles | 2020 | |
| Prairie Grove Battlefield (Boundary Increase II) | 2.2 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001411 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 160 listed properties in this county. |
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