Built in 1881. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
“The Miller Farmstead near La Crosse, Kansas in Rush County, Kansas was established in 1880-1881. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.”
Wikipedia article Miller Farmstead (La Crosse, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Rush County · listed in 2012 · category: Building · built in 1881.
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 18 fires within 5 miles of Miller Farmstead between 2015 and 2020, burning about 65 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Rush County | 43059 |
| 17 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 67 |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 66 |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Rush County | 42575 |
| 5 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 183169 |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 65 |
| 24 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rush County | 41272 |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Crosse, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 29 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 2005 | Hail | La Crosse | $500,000 | The hail broke out 20 windows at the Rush county courthouse. Two patrol cars had their windshields broken out. Windows were also broken out of the St. Michaels Catholic Church...along with numerous homes and businesses. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | $30,000 | Twenty 26 power poles were blown down along highway 183 closing the highway between Rush Center and La Crosse. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flood | La Crosse | $12,000 | Water was out of the banks of Sand Creek and flooded some of the streets in the area. |
| May 1998 | Hail | La Crosse | $2,000 | Hail swath of 7 miles wide produced total devastation to some of the native grasses and destroyed most of the wheat. A USDA report indicated some hail up to softball size but gave no specific information. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | $1,000 | Tree blown down. |
| May 2021 | Hail | La Crosse | - | Most of the hail was dime sized and the hail covered the road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | La Crosse | - | This tornado may have been another satellite tornado based on spotter video and from the damage survey moved north through trees but yet was east of the larger wedge tornado. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | La Crosse | - | This tornado made brief contact (about 30 seconds). |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | La Crosse | - | This landspout was also witnessed by a pilot |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | La Crosse | - | Heavy rain flooded and closed the 9th street bridge. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | La Crosse | - | Heavy rain flooded the 1st street bridge. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | Power lines and large tree branches down. |
| May 2023 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | La Crosse | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Crosse | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lone Star School, District 64 | 1.2 miles | 2009 |
 | Rush County Courthouse | 4.3 miles | 1972 |
| Sand Creek Tributary Stone Arch Bridge | 6.4 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12000869 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rush County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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