First Baptist Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

From the record

“The First Baptist Church is a historic church on Arkansas Highway 159 South, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Eudora, Arkansas. The wood-frame church was built in 1900, and rebuilt in 1946 after sustaining significant storm damage.”
Wikipedia article First Baptist Church (Eudora, Arkansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 23 National Register listings published here for Chicot County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. AR 159 S, 1 mi. S of Eudora, Eudora, 71640
When was it listed? June 1998
Category. building
Also known as. Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
District. District 9
National Register reference number. 98000645 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

12 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of First Baptist Church between 2003 and 2011, burning about 318 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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	4
Arson/incendiarism	4
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	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 2010	Arson/incendiarism	136 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	CARROLL HILL
7 September 2006	Equipment and vehicle use	80 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
22 September 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	20 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
16 September 2003	Debris and open burning	16 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
15 September 2010	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
28 July 2008	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
25 July 2006	Arson/incendiarism	7.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Every fire recorded in Chicot County

Storms near this property

60 of 78 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eudora, the town this property stands in, in 78 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 35 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 10 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 2 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 1995	Tornado (F1)	Eudora	2 hurt, $30,000	Two mobile home trailers were totally destroyed in the small community of Empire. Two people were injured. One of the injuries was to a man that had been thrown 40 yard away from his mobile home and was critically injured. Several automobiles were damaged and several trees were blown down.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Eudora	$700,000	Water was reported inside 30 homes in Eudora as well as 6 homes south of Eudora near the Indian Point Community. Sandbags were utilized. All major highways in the area had over two feet of water on the roads. Widespread flooding was observed in Eudora. Several businesses in Eudora were damaged by flooding. A service station at Highway 65 and 159 received water damage and was monitored for gasoline leaks.
November 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$500,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged a couple of barns, a mobile home and an office building. A farm tractor was also overturned.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Eudora	$300,000	Several homes in Eudora as well as many roads in and near the town were flooded.
September 2005	Tornado (F1)	Eudora	$300,000	This tornado briefly touched down just west of Chicot Junction. The brief path of the tornado was across open farm land. However, it did manage to hit an electrical sub station. The tornado caused substantial damage to the sub station. Actually, the winds from the tornado threw grass and other debris into the station causing it to shut down.
April 2003	Tornado (F0)	Eudora	$300,000	This tornado touched down on the N side of Eudora and moved E for 2.5 miles. This tornado mainly snapped trees and uprooted a few trees that fell onto houses. Four homes sustained major roof damage, due to fallen trees, with 11 other homes sustaining minor damage.
March 2016	Flood	Eudora	$200,000	Numerous roadways across the county had flooding issues.
March 2008	Hail	Eudora	$130,000	A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across the southern portion of Chicot County. Areas just to the west of Eudora and around Eudora received the large hail as the storm moved in a general east direction. The storm continued to produce hail as it crossed the Mississippi River, but did dissipate shortly after crossing the river.
April 2024	Flash Flood	Eudora	$125,000	Streets in town were flooded, and floodwaters approached or entered several of the businesses along US Highway 65.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$100,000	A swath of straight-line wind damage began near Highway 65 just south of Eudora where eight wooden power poles were snapped off to the northeast. Damage also occurred along Grand Lake Loop east southeast of Eudora where a large tree was snapped, a carport was thrown over a home landing on an outbuilding, and shingle damage occurred to a house. The tree, carport and power poles were all blown to the northeast. Multiple trees and large limbs were also blown down to the east and northeast in the city limits of Eudora.
September 2005	Tornado (F1)	Eudora	$60,000	This tornado was spotted just west of Eudora damaging trees and power lines. The tornado was briefly on the ground as it moved northwest.
February 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$50,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in Eudora. One tree was down on a house. A car also got entangled by power lines and the driver was trapped inside of the vehicle. Power outages were reported in Eudora, north of Lake Village and in Dermott due to downed power lines by strong winds.
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$50,000	Numerous trees and power lines down in and around Eudora.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$45,000	Some shingles were blown off a few homes and a couple of trees were blown down around town.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$35,000	Numerous trees and power lines down across Eudora.
April 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$30,000	Several power lines were blown down.
March 2014	Flash Flood	Eudora	$25,000	Several streets were flooded and had to be closed for a period of time. One person was displaced from their home due to flooding.
May 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$20,000	Several trees were blown down, with some blown down on houses and some onto power lines.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$20,000	A tree fell on a house and a few trees were blown down across a road in Eudora.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$20,000	Numerous trees were uprooted across Southern Chicot County.
January 2013	Flash Flood	Eudora	$15,000	Roads and highways were flooded across the county, especially at the Highway 65 and 165 bi-way.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$15,000	A few power lines and power poles were blown down around Eudora.
May 2007	Hail	Eudora	$15,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$10,000	Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Eudora area.
August 2016	Flash Flood	Eudora	$10,000	Water had come through the front door of a business in Eudora.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$10,000	An 18 wheeler was blown over along Highway 8 near Eudora.
June 2010	Flash Flood	Eudora	$10,000	Multiple streets were reported flooded around the city of Eudora.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$10,000	Several trees were blown down.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$9,000	A few trees were blown down with one tree on top of a mobile home.
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$8,000	A couple of trees and power lines were blown down near Eudora.
January 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$8,000	One barn was destroyed. Several trees were blown down.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$7,000	Power lines were damaged.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$7,000	A tree was blown down onto a vehicle along Prospect Street.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$7,000	Multiple trees were blown down all around Eudora.
June 2021	Flash Flood	Eudora	$5,000	Five roads in Eudora were closed due to flooding.
December 2011	Flash Flood	Eudora	$5,000	Ditches were overflowing onto some roads in Eudora.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$5,000	A few trees and large limbs were blown down on power lines.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$3,000	A few trees were blown down on North Main Street.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$3,000	A few trees, large limbs and a power line were blown down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$3,000	A few trees were blown down and caused some minor damage.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$3,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$2,000	Several power lines were blown down.
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$2,000	Several trees were blown down.
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$2,000	no account filed
November 2017	Hail	Eudora	$1,000	Hail to the size of quarters, or slightly larger, fell in Eudora.
September 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	$500	Measured at the Arkansas Plant Board Mesonet site.
April 2020	Hail	Eudora	-	Pea to quarter size hail fell.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	-	A few trees were down.
September 2011	Hail	Eudora	-	Quarter size hail fell in Eudora.
April 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	-	A few trees were blown down around Eudora.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	-	A couple of trees were blown down just north of Eudora.
April 2006	Hail	Eudora	-	A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across the southern portion of Chicot County.
May 2006	Hail	Eudora	-	A swath of penny to nickel to quarter sized hail fell from just east of Portland to Eudora.
January 1999	Tornado (F0)	Eudora	-	This tornado passed through an open field and no damage was reported.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Eudora	-	Winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph blew a car off the road.
May 2009	Hail	Eudora	-	no account filed
May 2007	Hail	Eudora	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Eudora	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Eudora	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Eudora	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Chicot County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Dr. A. G. Anderson House	1.4 miles	1992
American Legion Post No. 127 Building	1.4 miles	1992
Eudora City Hall	1.5 miles	2006
Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church	1.6 miles	2022
A. Landi General Merchandise Building	3.4 miles	1992

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 98000645 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Chicot County	All 23 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.