Valley Springs, AR · Boone County

Home inspection in Valley Springs, Arkansas.

Closer Look Inspectors offers home inspections in Valley Springs, Boone County, Arkansas. Valley Springs 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 Valley Springs homes need a local read

Valley Springs takes its name from two springs near its early post office and has long been a center of education in southeastern Boone County.

History: Post office established in 1843 near two springs as Rolling Prairie, renamed Double Springs in 1869 and Valley Springs in 1874; Incorporated August 5, 1929.

Housing: The 1941 WPA-built school building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Around town: U.S. Highway 65, the Valley Springs school campus, and the Lockheed Martin radar site on the former Electronic Combat Range Detachment property.

Water, flooding and moisture in Valley Springs

Water nearby: Two springs near the early post office that gave the area its name.

EPA's Map of Radon Zones places Boone County in Zone 2 (predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L). EPA notes that homes vary within any zone, so the map does not predict a single house.

In pictures

Ozark hill-country homes.

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

Historic two-story home in a small Ozark county-seat town, summer

Historic two-story home in a small Ozark county-seat town, spring dogwoods

Craftsman bungalow with tapered porch columns, summer

Craftsman bungalow with tapered porch columns, spring dogwoods

Victorian home with a wraparound porch, summer

Victorian home with a wraparound porch, spring dogwoods

Brick ranch home on a wooded lot above a clear Ozark river — Home inspection in Valley Springs, AR

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How did Valley Springs get its name?

A post office was established in 1843 near two springs and was called Rolling Prairie, then Double Springs in 1869. The name changed to Valley Springs in 1874.

What military history does Valley Springs have?

From 1993 to 1996 the town was home to the U.S. Air Force Electronic Combat Range Detachment. The property was acquired by Lockheed Martin when the unit was deactivated, and radar experiments continue at the site.

Is there a historic building in Valley Springs?

A school building constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Is radon a concern in north Arkansas?

EPA places 14 Arkansas counties in Zone 2, including Baxter, Benton, Boone, Fulton, Izard, Marion, Sharp and Stone, meaning predicted average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. Washington, Craighead and Pulaski counties are Zone 3. EPA says the zone map does not predict any single home, and it recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or more.

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