Built in 1914. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“Minburn station is a historic building located in Minburn, Iowa, United States. The Des Moines Valley Railroad laid tracks from Des Moines to Fort Dodge in 1869, and the town was established the same year.”
Wikipedia article Minburn station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Dallas County · listed in 2015 · category: Building · built in 1914.
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 Minburn Railroad Depot between 2007 and 2020, burning about 30 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 November 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MINBURN |
| 6 October 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Minburn Railroad Depot: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them 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.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minburn, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 5 heavy rain, 4 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Minburn | $2,500,000 | Tornado touched down in Dallas County and moved into Boone County. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Minburn | $100,000 | EF0 Tornado north of Dallas Center stayed in rural area and produced minor damage. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Minburn | $50,000 | Water several feet deep over F31. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $15,000 | Power lines and 8 to 10 inch diameter limbs down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $15,000 | Significant tree and power pole damage. Several trees blocked. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Minburn | $10,000 | Water was reported running over HWY 169 several inches deep. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Minburn | $5,000 | Minburn Fire Department reported half dollar sized hail about 1.5 miles SW of town. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $5,000 | Power poles were down, along with a one foot diameter tree. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $5,000 | A few small trees were blown over and the corn was blown down. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Minburn | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Minburn | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $2,000 | Twelve inch diameter tree branches blown down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $1,000 | Minburn Fire Department reported 12 inch diameter tree snapped. The report was relayed by Dallas County Emergency Management and the time is estimated from radar. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Minburn | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Minburn | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Minburn | - | Amateur radio operator relayed nickel sized hail. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Minburn | - | Report of 3.5 inches of rain. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Minburn | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.54 inches. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Wind gusts of 60-70 MPH from amateur radio operators in Minburn. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Estimated gust of 75 MPH. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Fire Department reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Fire department estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. |
| September 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Minburn | - | Tornado remained in open cropland east and northeast of Minburn. No damage indicators were impacted, therefore the EFU rating. The tornado path was discovered using high resolution satellite imagery. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Minburn | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Minburn | - | Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Fire department reported wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Minburn | - | CoCoRaHS observer recorded heavy rainfall of 4.95 inches over the last 24 hours. Due to database entry limitation, beginning time coded as midnight CST. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Law enforcement reported wind gusts to 60 mph or more. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minburn | - | Local fire department reported wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Minburn | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to quarter-sized mixed in with smaller hail. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Minburn | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 3.20 inches from last night via twitter. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Minburn | - | Trained spotter reported heavy rainfall or two plus inches over roughly the previous 60 minutes. Ending time estimated by radar. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Minburn | - | Brief rope tornado |
| September 2022 | Hail | Minburn | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Hail | Minburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Minburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Minburn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Stagecoach Inn and Tavern Historic District | 5.6 miles | 2021 | |
| Beaver Creek Bridge | 6.4 miles | 1998 | |
 | Jones Business College | 6.9 miles | 2000 |
 | Bruce's Snowball Market #1 Addition | 6.9 miles | 2000 |
 | Perry Carnegie Library Building | 7.0 miles | 1996 |
 | Dowtown Perry Historic District | 7.1 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000863 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dallas County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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