Built in 1898. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
“The Pleasant Ridge Church in Phillipsburg, Kansas, known also as Sod Church is a church which was built in 1898. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.”
Wikipedia article Pleasant Ridge Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Phillips County · listed in 2005 · category: Building · built in 1898.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Pleasant Ridge Church in 2017, burning about 5 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2017 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phillipsburg, the town this property stands in, in 127 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 83 hail, 35 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $500,000 | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls was reported in the Phillipsburg area. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $250,000 | Hail up to golf ball size reported in and around Phillipsburg. Emergency management reported their vehicle had a broken windshield. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $250,000 | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-southwest of Phillipsburg. Emergency management reported downed tree limbs in town, including a few up to 10 inches in diameter. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $125,000 | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a trained spotter. Wind was accompanied by quarter to golf ball size hail. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $125,000 | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a trained spotter. Wind was accompanied by quarter to golf ball size hail. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $125,000 | A line of thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts generally in the 60 to 80 MPH range, but including an 86 MPH gust measured by the Phillipsburg Airport AWOS at 10:37 p.m. CDT, moved across Phillips County. A sustained wind speed of 67 MPH was also recorded by the AWOS. This wind was accompanied by large hail of unknown size, which resulted in windows being broken out of a vehicle in Phillipsburg. Numerous trees were damaged, with some being uprooted, and large limbs were downed. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Phillipsburg | $125,000 | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $100,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls covered the ground for a time. |
| April 2003 | Heavy Rain | Phillipsburg | $100,000 | Torrential rainfall of 3 to 7 inches fell in northern Phillips county and washed out culverts and small bridges on rural roads. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Phillipsburg | $75,000 | The storm initially caused damage at the Phillipsburg airport to the windsock and supporting bracket. It then moved NNW resulting in damage to the western parts of the town. It is believed that the initial damage was due to straight-line winds from the airport to just east of the swimming pool (West H Street and West Park Street). At that point, evidence of a tornado was ascertained with damage continuing for approximately one-quarter mile. The width of the tornado damage was narrow, ranging from 30 to 75 yards. The tornado was rated EF-0 at the initial point of touchdown, and then increased to EF-1 near the intersection of Oak and West E Streets. The tornado damaged a few rooftops, a childrens outdoor play set, fencing, and broke a few windows. A few trees were uprooted near the Robinson Greenhouse. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $50,000 | Severe criteria wind gusts, peaking at 71 MPH, were measured just south of Phillipsburg. In town, a restaurant lost its roof. Power lines and large tree limbs, some 6-12 inches in diameter, were downed. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $50,000 | Hail reported to be covering the ground and accompanied by estimated 50 mph winds. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $25,000 | Wind gusts measured along this path included the following; 68 MPH, measured by a Kansas State Mesonet station located two miles west-southwest of Phillipsburg; 63 MPH, measured by the Phillipsburg Airport AWOS; 61 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located three miles west-southwest of Agra; 60 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located 5 miles west-southwest of Agra. Law enforcement reported tree damage in Phillipsburg. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $25,000 | An outbuilding suffered roof damage approximately 9 miles north of Phillipsburg. This was on the east side of Highway 183 just south of Hunter Road. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph, accompanied by quarter size hail. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | Heavy rain accompanying a severe thunderstorm caused minor damage to a brick road in the town of Phillipsburg, with some bricks being removed from the street surface. |
| April 2003 | Heavy Rain | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | Three inches of rain fell in a very short amount of time and washed culverts out west of Phillipsburg. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $5,000 | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-southwest of Phillipsburg. In the Agra area, power pole damage was reported, and a roof was peeled back from an old abandoned building. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Phillipsburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | $2,000 | A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by a Kansas Mesonet station located 1 mile southwest of Phillipsburg. A large tree was blown down in Phillipsburg. |
| October 2007 | Flood | Phillipsburg | $2,000 | Heavy rain of about 2 inches in one hour caused some brief and minor flooding of low lying county roads north of Phillipsburg. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | A wind gust of 71 MPH was measured by the Phillipsburg Airport AWOS. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the Phillipsburg Airport AWOS. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a Kansas State Mesonet station located two miles west-southwest of Phillipsburg. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a handheld anemometer one mile north-northwest of Phillipsburg. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Phillipsburg | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 4.95 inches was reported six miles east of Phillipsburg, with a 48-hour total of 6.61. Observer stated that the majority of rain fell in a 2-hour period before midnight, and that Big Creek was out of its banks. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be between 60 and 65 MPH. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Equipment located at the local elementary school recorded a wind gust of 66 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phillipsburg | - | Wind gust measured by AWOS. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Phillipsburg | - | The hail was accompanied with estimated winds of 50 MPH and heavy rain. |
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 05001204 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Phillips County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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