Built in 1925 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“Williams' Store is a historic store located along Old U.S. Leo Williams built the store in 1925, the year before Route 66 was designated.”
Wikipedia article Williams' Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Cherokee County · listed in 2003 · category: Building · built in 1925, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Williams' Store between 2014 and 2020, burning about 1,030 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 72 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 177 |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Cherokee County | 166 |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 148 |
| 2 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 147 |
| 13 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 151 |
| 12 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 156 |
| 6 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 138 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Williams' Store: 27 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1920, 1926 | |
| Clara Jane Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1920, 1925 | |
| Connor-Stone | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1850, 1885 | |
| Eureka | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1850, 1885 | |
| Galena District-Missouri-Kansas | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1876 | |
| North Empire | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1850, 1885 | |
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverton, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 17 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Hail | Riverton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | $2,000 | A carport was blown apart and siding blown off a house near Riverton. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | $1,000 | A tree fell on a power line knocking it down 1 mile east of Riverton. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Riverton | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Riverton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Riverton | - | Storm total rainfall amount of 3.09 inches from May 23 through May 27. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Riverton | - | Hail to the size of ping pong balls fell just northwest of Riverton. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Riverton | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell near Riverton. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Riverton | - | A Mesonet station in Riverton measured a 24-hour rainfall total of 3.25 inches. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Riverton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Riverton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported via social media. |
| April 2022 | Heavy Rain | Riverton | - | The Mesonet Station FW8200 in Riverton recorded a 24 hour precipitation total of 3.06 inches. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Riverton | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported via social media. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Riverton | - | Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported in a rural area northwest of Riverton. No damage was reported. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Riverton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Riverton | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported near Riverton. The report was relayed via social media. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Riverton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported on US 400 about 2 miles north of Route 66. The report was relayed via social media. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Riverton | - | Reports of quarter to half dollar sized hail were received via social media. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | There was minor damage to a porch of a home. Numerous trees were blown down in the Riverton area. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | Several large tree branches were blown down. |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Riverton | - | Funnel clouds were reported from the media and Storm Studio Live video feed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree across Chico Road. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Riverton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Riverton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Riverton | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Riverton | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Brush Creek Bridge | 2.1 miles | 1983 |
| Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter Springs | 2.1 miles | 2017 | |
| Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter Springs | 2.1 miles | 2015 | |
| Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter Springs | 3.2 miles | 2017 | |
| Kansas Route 66 Historic District-North Baxter Springs | 3.2 miles | 2015 | |
 | Baxter Springs Independent Oil and Gas Service Station | 3.8 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000843 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cherokee County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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