Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
“The Wiley Rock Schoolhouse, at 603 Main St. in Wiley, Colorado, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.”
Wikipedia article Wiley Rock Schoolhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 16 National Register listings published here for Prowers County · listed in 2004 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Wiley Rock Schoolhouse between 1994 and 2020, burning about 899 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wiley Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 27 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wiley Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 12 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Prowers County | not named |
| 1 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Prowers County | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Wiley Rock Schoolhouse: 5 occurrences, 4 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wiley, the town this property stands in, in 65 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 37 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | $20,000 | Four utility poles were downed. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | $20,000 | Irrigation pivot was destroyed. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | $10,000 | A few power poles were knocked down, and a semi-trailer was blown over. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down power poles to the east...1/4 mile south of the intersection of County Roads SS and 7. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Wiley | - | Hail of 1 inch in diameter was reported by a storm chaser via social media. |
| May 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Wiley | - | Multiple photos of a brief funnel cloud were reported on social media from different chasers. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | Reports from Prowers dispatch indicate multiple power poles were down throughout Prowers county. also structural damage. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Wiley | - | Series of reports from the public and emergency management. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Wiley | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.04 inches. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | Numerous large tree branches down just north of Wiley. Tree branch diameters were several inches wide, with one branch blocking the road. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | Overturned camper trailers, downed powerlines, and roofs blown off at the intersection of County Road SS and County Road 8. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Wiley | - | Spotter reported spotting 2 funnel clouds in the tornado warned supercell west of Wiley. They also stated seeing dust kick up underneath the supercell. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | Power outages and multiple downed trees reported. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wiley | - | Trained spotter from 2 miles south of Wiley. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Wiley | - | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | A large tree had a 12-inch diameter limb broken off. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Wiley | - | Many county roads and city streets were flooded to a depth of greater than 6 inches across Lamar and surrounding areas. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Wiley | - | Strong storms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in the northwest part of the county. Numerous roads were flooded with washouts reported. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | Trees were down...blocking the road near the intersection of Highway 196 and County Road 2. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Wiley | - | A short-lived tornado knocked down part of a diseased tree and moved over open fields before dissipating. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | Strong thunderstorm winds caused power poles to be knocked down. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Wiley | - | A tornado moved slowly across open country and caused no known damage. This was the first of three tornadoes from the same thunderstorm which moved through the Lamar area. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Wiley | - | Over four inches of rain, and large hail, caused flooding of roadways and a few houses. |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Wiley | - | Assistant Fire Chief in Wiley reported a short-lived tornado north of Wiley. The tornado touched down briefly in an open field. Large hail fell in parts of southeastern Colorado. No injuries or damage were reported. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Wiley | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Wiley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Prowers County Building | 4.7 miles | 1981 |
 | Paulsen Farm | 6.0 miles | 1999 |
 | Davies Hotel | 7.1 miles | 1978 |
 | US Post Office-Lamar Main | 7.2 miles | 1986 |
 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot | 7.2 miles | 2019 |
| Prowers Country Welfare Housing | 7.5 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000057 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Prowers County | All 16 listed properties in this county. |
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