Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“Ellis Farmstead Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located near Elliott, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 2015 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District between 2013 and 2016, burning about 300 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | ELLIOTT FIRE DEPT |
| 24 January 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 January 2014 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stennett Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elliott, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 16 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flood | Elliott | $237,000 | Heavy rain and rapid snow melt caused the East Nishnabotna River and Red Oak Creek to flood. Several roads were closed due to high water across Montgomery County. Multiple roadways near Stennett were overcome by water on the 14th. The west side of Coburg was under water. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Elliott | $150,000 | Heavy rainfall over the weekend of May 4th through the 6th, caused the East Nishnabotna River to flood across Montgomery county. The flooding closed Highway 34 near Red Oak for a while on Monday May 7th. The East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak crested around 26.4 feet about 9 am cdt on May 7th. Flood stage is 18 feet. The river at Red Oak first crossed flood stage around 6 am cdt May 6th and didn't drop below flood stage until late morning on the 8th.|Besides the flood waters closing Highway 34 near Red Oak, Highway 48 around Elliott was also closed due to flooding. In addition, farmland and many county roads in the area were flooded from around Elliott through Red Oak and toward Coburg. It was estimated that damage to county roads alone amounted to $150,000. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Elliott | $1,000 | Heavy rain prior to and including June 22nd caused the East Nishnabotna River near Red Oak to briefly go above its 18 foot flood stage. The river crested a little over 19 feet early in the evening of June 22nd. Minor flooding of agricultural lowlands was noted. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Elliott | - | Public mPING report of hail measured at 1.00 inch in diameter. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Elliott | - | Public mPING report of hail measured at 1.25 inch in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | Emergency Management reported that the entire town of Elliot had lost power. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | A 58 miles per hour wind gust was measured on a personal weather station. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Elliott | - | This brief spin-up tornado touched down near the intersection of 120th Street and O Avenues where it destroyed an outbuilding. The tornado then traveled northeast where it rolled over a camper and tore the roof off of a garage outbuilding. Peak winds in this tornado were estimated to be at 74 miles per hour. The track width of this tornado was 30 yards. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Elliott | - | The office received a report from the Montgomery County EM of golf ball sized hail. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | Emergency manager reported estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Elliott | - | Public reported 1.75-inch hail. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Elliott | - | Heavy rainfall of nearly 5 inches was reported in the Elliot area. The heavy rainfall led to the collapse of an abandon building in the downtown district of Elliot. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed large tree branches in the area. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Elliott | - | Heavy rain for the second consecutive day produced flooding along the East Nishnabotna River for the second time within a week. The River at Red Oak crested at 22.7 feet at 515 am CDT on 6/9, flood stage is 18 feet. The river was above its flood stage from around 145 pm CDT on 6/8 until 315 pm on 6/9.||The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Elliott | - | A week of heavy rain producing thunderstorms through June 11th fell across the Nishnabotna, Tarkio and Nodaway River basins in southwest Iowa causing some flooding along each. Flooding along the East Nishnabotna River was noted from around Elliott downstream through the Red Oak area and then into Fremont county where it merges with the West Nishnabotna River near Hamburg. The river at Red Oak reached a 24 foot crest around 415am CDT on June 13th, flood stage is 18 feet. The river at Red Oak fell below flood stage in the mid afternoon hours of June 13th. The flooding closed several county roads and also flooded agricultural lowlands in the area. Flooding was also observed along the Tarkio River near Stanton which submerged boat docks and caused the closure of 6 campsites at a local State Park. Flooding along the East Nodaway River near Villisca prompted the closing of a county road in the area. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph. The winds were caused from the decaying bow-echo thunderstorm that slammed into the Omaha/Council Bluffs area a little earlier. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Elliott | - | Rainfall of 3 to 4 inches fell across much of the lower East Nishnabotna River basin from late on May 23rd until early on the 24th. Red Oak reported a little over 4 inches for a 24 hour total ending Thursday morning the 24th. The heavy rain caused the East Nishnabotna River to flood. The river at Red Oak reached a 19.7 foot crest at 1215 am CDT on May 25th, flood stage is 18 feet. The river at Red Oak was above flood stage from 530 pm on the 24th until 545 am on the 25th. Mainly just agricultural lowlands and a few county roads were flooded. |
| October 2007 | Flood | Elliott | - | Heavy rain over the weekend of October 12th through the 14th caused moderate flooding along the East Nishnabotna River from around Elliott through Red Oak and then down through the Coburg area. The river at Red Oak crested at 24.5 feet around 11 pm CDT on October 16th, flood stage is 18 feet. The river at Red Oak was above flood stage from around midnight CDT on 10/15 until 1215 pm on the 16th. ||The flooding closed Highway 34 in Red Oak for a while, and farmland and several county roads were also flooded by the high water. High water and saturated soils contributed to the necessary release of untreated waste water in Red Oak and Stanton. The Iowa Governor declared Montgomery county a disaster area. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Elliott | - | Hail up to baseball size fell southeast of Elliott. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph downed some tree limbs south of Elliott. The winds were accompanied by 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elliott | - | A law enforcement official estimated thunderstorm winds of around 70 mph. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Elliott | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Elliott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Oak Public Library | 3.8 miles | 1983 |
| Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township | 7.3 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000752 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montgomery County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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