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One of 118 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
One of 118 National Register listings published here for Douglas County · listed in 2019 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Star Cash Grocery Store and Residence between 2015 and 2020, burning about 471 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 were 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 39 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 51 |
| 28 April 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 29 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 163 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 161 |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 88 |
| 10 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 134 |
| 9 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 27 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baldwin City, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports in 1995: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Baldwin City | $1,000,000 | A small tornado formed along the north edge of a strong downburst and moved mainly across open fields. The tornado skipped across the county destroying several farm buildings, a motorhome and farm equipment. However, with widespread straightline wind damage in the area, it was difficult to distinguish between the cause(s) of the damage. The most significant damage occurred along and about one to two miles west of highway 33. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baldwin City | $20,000 | High winds tore down power poles and lines knocking out electricity for several hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Vinland Grange Hall | under 500 feet | 2000 |
![]() | Vinland Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 2003 |
![]() | Barnes Apple Barn | 0.2 miles | 2006 |
| Vinland Fair Association Fairgrounds | 0.3 miles | 2023 | |
![]() | Barnes-Hoskinson Farmstead | 0.3 miles | 2023 |
![]() | Coal Creek Library | 0.6 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004449 in Record Group 79. |
| Douglas County | All 118 listed properties in this county. |