Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Grant County Courthouse District in Ulysses, Kansas is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.”
Wikipedia article Grant County Courthouse District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 2002 · 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 19 fires within 5 miles of Grant County Courthouse District between 2015 and 2016, burning about 63 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 67 |
| 16 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 65 |
| 14 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 64 |
| 5 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 56 |
| 5 July 2015 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 57 |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 55 |
| 20 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 61 |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 32 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ulysses, the town this property stands in, in 277 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 181 hail, 67 thunderstorm wind, 15 tornado, 7 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | 2 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Ulysses | $350,000 | This tornado traveled into Kearny county before roping out. At 2ne of Ulysses part of a barn roof was blown off and a large tree was uprooted. Several horses were slightly injured. Then at 5ne of Ulysses an abandoned mobile home was destroyed. At six miles northeast of Ulysses, two pivot sprinklers were mangled, large trees were snapped at the base and several power poles were destroyed. Several grain bins (full of wheat) were completely swept away and the grain was scattered for some distance. Remnants of the grain bins were not found in the local vicinity. Farther northeast along the track several more pivot sprinklers were destroyed. It is estimated that if this tornado had made a direct hit, it would have likely caused at least high-end F3 damage. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Ulysses | $235,000 | Tornado crossed into Grant county from Stevens county at 1647. Three pivot sprinklers were destroyed, 2 grain bins, a silo, machine shed and horse trailer were also damaged or destroyed. A roof was taken off a building and an empty rail car was overturned. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Ulysses | $50,000 | This tornado kicked up a lot of dirt and debris (tumble weeds). One pivot sprinkler was damaged. This tornado moved into Kearny county. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Ulysses | $40,000 | This tornado moved west towards and into the city of Ulysses damaging the roof of the hospital and causing some tree damage. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $20,000 | Roof blown off a house and a semi truck was blown over. No injuries. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $15,000 | Roof blown off a house and also off a trailer house. Powe poles blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $15,000 | Dry microburst produced high wind that took the roof off of one house and damaged numerous trees and power lines. Wind was probably over 100 knots. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $5,000 | The wind damaged irrigation pipes and took down power poles. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $1,000 | Two power poles were blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | $500 | Large grain car was blown over. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Ulysses | $50 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A mesonet site recorded a 81 mph wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A public report of a 63 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Measured at the Ambient Weather Network site Videra. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Ulysses | - | One inch diameter hail was reported by the public. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Public report of a 80 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Emergency manager reported downed 4 to 6 inch tree limbs. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Public report of a bunch of big branches snapped blocking the road city had to come out with equipment and remove them. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Personal weather station Ambient Weather Network site: Videra Weather recorded a 75 mph gust. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Video of gustnado. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Ulysses | - | Report received through social media with photos. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ulysses | - | Rainfall of 3.50 inches was observed. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Ulysses | - | Flooding across many streets of Ulysses. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Ulysses | - | Water on some streets was 3 feet deep stranding some motorists. |
| May 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Ulysses | - | A small funnel cloud was visible underneath a shower. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Ulysses | - | Water was up to door handles from severe street flooding. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Ulysses | - | Rainfall of 3.52 inches was observed. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Ulysses | - | Rainfall of 1.28 inches was observed. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ulysses | - | Broken windows in Ulysses. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Ulysses | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Ulysses | - | Fields were reported to be flooded and some of the runoff went across highway 25. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Ulysses | - | Water was flowing across Highway 25. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Ulysses | - | Winds were also up to 50 MPH while the hail was falling. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ulysses | - | This was a brief spin-up underneath the mesocyclone. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Several trees were blown down across the city. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ulysses | - | The hail lasted for over 10 minutes. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ulysses | - | A lot of quarter sized hail fell in Ulysses. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ulysses | - | The hail ranged from pea to quarter sized. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | Several power poles were blown down along road H, just south of Highway 160. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A semi was blown off the road on the east side of Ulysses. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A garage roof was blown off by the high winds. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A semi was blown over and several power poles were blown down. Also the roof of an outbuilding was blown off. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | The wind was measured at a KSNW weatherlab site. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | The spotter also reported quarter sized hail with the 70 mph wind gusts. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Ulysses | - | The spotter also reported 70 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A roof antenna was blown down along with some two inch diameter tree branches. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A roof was rolled back onto a trailer house and a large elm tree was blown down by the high wind. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ulysses | - | A garage was destroyed by the high wind. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Ulysses | - | This tornado did not strike anything. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Ulysses | - | This tornado did not strike anything. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Ulysses | - | This tornado did not strike anything. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Ulysses | - | This small tornado did not strike anything. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Ulysses | - | This small tornado damaged a shed and barn. |
| October 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Ulysses | - | This small tornado moved south but did not do any damage. |
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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000396 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grant County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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