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Lincoln County, Kansas

62 topographic sheets cover 17 settlements here, and 15 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

15 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kansas within the United States
Lincoln County within Kansas

What the record shows

  • 216 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 15 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 3 structures and 2 districts.
  • 1 of the 15 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 17 populated places in this county; 17 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

15

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Behrhorst Brothers Hardwarebuilding2022100008289
Bullfoot Creek Bridgestructure198585001421
Cummins Block Buildingbuilding200000000268
Danske Evangelist Lutheran Kirkebuilding199191001154
Evangelical Lutheran Schoolbuilding201515000690
Felcman, Frank & Anna Homesteadbuilding2024100011116
Lincoln Carnegie Librarybuilding198787000957
Lincoln City Parkdistrict2020100005124
Lincoln County Courthousebuilding197676000825
Lincoln Downtown Historic Districtdistrict2020100005123
Lincoln High Schoolbuilding2020100004204
Marshall-Yohe Housebuilding200101000386
Nielsen Farmbuilding200605001513
Salt Creek Truss Leg Bedstead Bridgestructure200303000368
Spring Creek Tributary Bridgestructure198585001440

Wildfire, 2009 to 2019

19 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 19 of them, burning about 14,773 acres. 1 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning4
Natural1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,350 acresKansas CountiesLINCOLN COUNTY COMPLEX
7 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,840 acresKansas CountiesROSEBROOK
9 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresKansas CountiesSYLVAN
25 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresKansas CountiesSTEVE DILLON
30 October 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined640 acresKansas CountiesBARNARD
19 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined550 acresMitchell County360 RD
28 November 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined300 acresEllsworth CountyCOUNTY LINE
25 January 2018Debris and open burning40 acresKansas Forest Service18037

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 627 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 627 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $2,501,950 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail322
Thunderstorm Wind234
Tornado33
Flash Flood15
Flood12
Heavy Rain9
Lightning2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1956Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
December 2016Thunderstorm WindBeverly$500,000A roof was blown off a barn.
July 1956Tornado (F3)not stated$250,000no account filed
May 2007Flash FloodSylvan Grove$175,000Flash flooding was reported across the county. Street flooding was reported in Sylvan Grove. Damage was estimated at $175,000.
April 2015Tornado (EF1)Sylvan Grove$150,000The roof was peeled off of the high school gymnasium (DI16 DOD5) and the press box at the football stadium was completely demolished. The tornado was 40 yards wide.
May 2007Tornado (EF1)Westfall$125,000The tornado damaged a few barns, sheds, and downed several power lines.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindLincoln$125,000City is without power. Roof damage was reported and some windows were blown out.
August 2002HailLincoln$100,000Widespread damage to homes and vehicles.
September 2003Flash FloodNorth Portion$84,000Torrential rains, on the order of 2-4 inches per hour, caused flash flooding across approximately 108 square miles, primarily in Cedron and Orange townships as well as parts of Battle Creek, Hanover, and Grant townships. Land damage acreage: 26,250. Included in this affected acreage were 2,560 acres of milo and 640 acres of soybeans. Farm facilities damaged: 25 dams and 10 miles of fencing. Narrative provided by USDA Flash Situation Report.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLincoln$60,000Emergency management reported quite a bit of tree damage in and around Lincoln. Additionally, newspaper reports indicated a large 140,000 bushel grain bin was destroyed along with other grain storage damaged in Lincoln. Furthermore, some power poles were snapped just west of Lincoln. Information courtesy of the Lincoln Sentinel-Republican.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$50,000A guide wire to a hay barn was snapped. The hay barn was blown over by the wind.
September 2009HailWestfall$50,000The baseball sized hail produced a swath of damage a mile wide, destroying crops and vehicles in its path.
April 2001Tornado (F0)Lincoln$50,000Minor damage to one home as well as a few trees.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLincoln$50,000Widespread tree damage, including a large tree falling onto a truck. Roofs were damaged to several businesses including one restaurant.
May 1993Tornado (F0)Sylvan Grove$50,000This tornado did light damage to three farmsteads, destroyed a few fences, but remained generally over open country. It passed just to the west of Hunter and was headed for Tipton until it dissipated about 1820 CST two miles southeast of Tipton.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindLincoln$45,000Measured wind gusts to 58 mph...produced wind damage to several structures across town. A building supply company received damage to its tin roof. A door was pulled from its frame and the glass broken at another business. A 100 year old building formerly a livery stable was nearly blown over and was later demolished, after the framework and foundation were rendered unstable. Numerous other small to large trees were also downed.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$40,000Winds estimated between 70 and 80 mph destroyed a barn over far western portions of the county. The barn's location is estimated. Several other reports of damage (locations unknown) occurred across the county, including heavily damaged outbuildings and windmills, and damaged or uprooted trees. The Lincoln Sentinel-Republican contributed to this report.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Lincoln$25,000Multiple vortex tornado moved to the northeast across open country. Minor damage was noted at one farmstead when a sheet metal roof was blown across the road (DI1 DOD2). Otherwise, minor tree damage occurred sporadically along the path. Several cedar trees were snapped in the cemetery on the east side of Lincoln. The tornado was 100 yards wide.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$25,000A wind generator was destroyed.
September 2009HailBeverly$25,000The golfball sized hail damaged crops and vehicles along its mile wide path. The damage was the most extensive in Beverly.
May 1970Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1970Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$20,000One side of a building was torn off. The details as to building type are unknown at this time.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$20,000A roof was torn off a building. The details as to building type are unknown at this time.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWestfall$13,000A tractor trailer was blown into the center median at mile marker 233 along Interstate 70. Several three inch tree limbs were blown out of trees as well.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindWestfall$12,000One tree was blown onto the top of a house and the roof was blown off of a grain elevator.
October 2021LightningSylvan Grove$10,000Lightning struck the water tower in Sylvan Grove which led to the issuance of a boil water advisory for the town. Time is estimated based on radar data.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindVesper$10,000Roof and tree damage was reported.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$10,000Roof and tree damage occurred.
June 2011FloodAsh Grove$10,000Very heavy rainfall amounts on the order of 2 to nearly 4 inches from the evening on the 1st into the overnight hours produced widespread flooding across Lincoln county through the evening on the 3rd. In addition to numerous roads being closed countywide due to high water, flooding was fairly widespread along the swollen Salt Creek near Barnard, and the Saline River and Spillman creek near Lincoln and Denmark. Furthermore, the swollen Bullfoot creek produced 5 feet of water in a residence's basement; this is the only known property damage produced by the flooding. The flooding also caused widespread damage to Lincoln County crops, but crop monetary losses are unknown. The Lincoln Sentinel-Republican contributed to this report.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindWestfall$10,000The highway patrol reported tractor trailers blown over along Interstate 70.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindLincoln$10,000Unspecified barn and tree damage.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLincoln$10,000Power lines blown down. (Reported by KRSL Radio.)
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$6,000The strong winds knocked numerous small tree and limbs. In Vesper, a 100 year old tree was completely uprooted.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$5,000A power pole was snapped. Power was reported out in Sylvan Grove, Kansas.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000Power lines and power poles were downed across the city of Lincoln extending east to near the Shady Bend area.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$5,000The winds downed power lines. The time of occurrence was estimated from radar.
February 2007HailWestfall$5,000Pea to marble size hail accumulated up to two feet deep, and combined with 50 mph winds to strip paint from a camping trailer.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Beverly$5,000Shed damaged.
August 2001Tornado (F0)Sylvan Grove$5,000Windmill damaged.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000Power lines blown down.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000Winds of 50 to 75 miles an hour lasted nearly an hour and broke a plate glass window and knocked down some power lines.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindLincoln$5,000Utility poles were blown down in town.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindDenmark$5,000Winds up to 70 miles an hour toppled an emergency services radio repeater tower system. A mile and a half away trees were uprooted and a large tree limb fell on a house. Golf ball-size hail fell two miles south of Ash Grove, while hail the size of mothballs fell at Sylvan Grove.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$5,000no account filed
July 1994HailAlton$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$5,000no account filed
October 2007Flash FloodLincoln$3,000Flash flooding stalled cars in Lincoln. Water rose up to 2 feet above bridges with 2 city streets barricaded. Flooding came within 100 feet of the Lincoln Junior/Senior High School. Sand bagging also occurred around 2 homes. One of the homes was evacuated. While 3.80 inches of rainfall fell across the area in less than 2 hours.
October 2007LightningLincoln$3,000Lightning struck the Lincoln County Courthouse, loosening shingles from the historic building spire and damaging computers inside.
May 1962Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBarnard$2,000Two large trees blown down three miles west of Barnard.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindWestfall$2,000Larege tree limbs were blown down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindDenmark$1,000The strong winds knocked down some trees and tree limbs.
June 2022Flash FloodLincoln$500Law enforcement reported several rural road closures due to high water.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindLincoln$500A trained spotter reported several small tree limbs down. Also a 12 to 14 inch diameter tree was blown down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindBarnard$500Tree limbs were downed.
April 1994HailSylvan Grove$500no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindSylvan Grove$500no account filed
May 1993HailLinclon$500no account filed
June 2022Flash FloodLincoln$100Water was reported running over Kansas Highway 14.

Mines and quarries

2 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 2 workings inside this county. All of them still produce. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Stone, Crushed/Broken2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lewick-Molloy Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Wilson Ryan Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every populated place in the county

17

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.