Built in 1909. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
“The Grenola Mill and Elevator is a grain elevator complex on Railroad Avenue in Grenola, Kansas. It was built in about 1909 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.”
Wikipedia article Grenola Mill and Elevator, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Elk County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1909.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Grenola Mill and Elevator between 2015 and 2020, burning about 2,577 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1834 |
| 16 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1844 |
| 16 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500063 |
| 10 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500056 |
| 3 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 29 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500040 |
| 21 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500001 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grenola, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 23 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | $10,000 | Transformers blown out. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | $5,000 | Reports of 4 to 6 inch diameter branches being blown out of trees. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | $2,000 | A 30 foot tree was uprooted. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | $500 | A cattle truck was blown over four miles west of town and there were fallen trees in town. |
| February 1993 | Hail | Grenola | $500 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Grenola | - | Twenty four hour rainfall total from CoCoRahs observer of 2.18 inches. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Grenola | - | Trained spotters relayed via emergency management of ping pong ball sized hail on US Highway 160 between Moline and Grenola. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | A trained spotter reported the gust. |
| May 2022 | Heavy Rain | Grenola | - | A Coop observer in Grenola, Kansas, reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 4.83 inches. |
| May 2022 | Heavy Rain | Grenola | - | A Mesonet Station in Grenola, Kansas reported 3.09 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Grenola | - | A Coop observer near Grenola reported 4.12 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Grenola | - | Mostly dime to penny sized hail with occasional quarter sized hail. |
| April 2019 | Heavy Rain | Grenola | - | This is a 24 hour rainfall amount. |
| April 2019 | Heavy Rain | Grenola | - | This is a 24 hour rainfall amount. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | Reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Grenola | - | One person was rescued from a vehicle near the intersection of Evergreen and Road 7 around 1 mile north of Grenola. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Grenola | - | Water had started flowing over Highway 160. A trained spotter had measured 2.25 inches of rain from 1600 to 1819 CST. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Grenola | - | The tornado briefly touched down in a pasture and caused no damage. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grenola | - | Golfball sized hail was reported. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Grenola | - | Water was reported over the road just south of Grenola. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Grenola | - | Rope tornado that produced no known damage. |
| February 2000 | Hail | Grenola | - | Nickel-sized hail (0.88) also occurred. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | Wind damage reported. However, no specifics provided. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Grenola | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Hail | Grenola | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000764 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Elk County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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