McDougal, AR · Clay County

Home inspection in McDougal, Arkansas.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in McDougal, Clay County, Arkansas. McDougal homes are inspected by a local partner in our Arkansas network, and every report is photo-mapped and delivered within 24 hours.

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Why McDougal homes need a local read

McDougal grew up as a railroad depot on a Butler County Railroad branch line built in 1914 to connect Piggott, Arkansas, with Poplar Grove, Missouri.

History: Established as a railroad depot early in the twentieth century; Incorporated as a city in 1954.

Around town: The railroad depot, M. V. Murrow's early store, and U.S. Highway 62, which passes just south of town.

Setting: McDougal is in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain (the Delta), west of Crowley's Ridge, at about 295 feet. The land was swamp and hardwood forest in 1803.

Water, flooding and moisture in McDougal

Water nearby: Drainage ditches dug through the McDougal area feed into the Cache River in southwestern Clay County.

Swamps and hardwood forest once covered the land, and drainage ditches were dug to improve farming around McDougal.

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Clay County in Zone 3 (predicted average indoor levels below 2 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

In pictures

Delta and Crowley's Ridge homes.

Illustrative photos of the kinds of homes and conditions found in this area.

Raised home on a slab beside a drainage ditch, summer

Raised home on a slab beside a drainage ditch, autumn

Rice and soybean fields with a farmhouse and grain bins, summer

Rice and soybean fields with a farmhouse and grain bins, autumn

River bottomland home with tall cypress trees nearby, summer

River bottomland home with tall cypress trees nearby, autumn

1970s split-level home with a deck above a wooded lake — Home inspection in McDougal, AR

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How did McDougal get started?

McDougal was established as a railroad depot early in the twentieth century, after the Butler County Railroad extended a branch line connecting Piggott to Poplar Grove, Missouri, in 1914. A post office opened in 1916, and the town incorporated as a city in 1954.

What did the New Madrid earthquakes do here?

The 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes changed the contour of the land in this part of the Delta.

Why did McDougal incorporate in 1954?

It likely incorporated to get paved streets and local water and sewer service.

What happened to the railroad branch?

The Frisco acquired the branch in 1927 and began removing the rails.

Why is mold such a concern in Arkansas homes?

Arkansas has hot, humid summers. NOAA's 1991-2020 normals put Little Rock's average yearly precipitation at about 50 inches and its July average temperature at about 81 F. EPA advises keeping indoor humidity below 60 percent, ideally 30 to 50 percent. Warm, damp air is why moisture problems show up in Arkansas attics, crawlspaces and bathrooms.

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