Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“The Congregational Church in Osawatomie, Kansas, at 315 6th St., was built in 1858-61. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.”
Wikipedia article Congregational Church (Osawatomie, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Miami County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.
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 77 fires within 5 miles of Congregational Church between 2015 and 2020, burning about 380 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 236 |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 235 |
| 5 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 181 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 179 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 210 |
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 163 |
| 5 May 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 133 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osawatomie, the town this property stands in, in 55 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 28 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Osawatomie | $50,000 | Several social media photos and videos of hail up to tennis ball size in Osawatomie. Multiple homes and vehicles were damaged, with many windows and windshields cracked or broken from the hail. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported wind damage with several large trees down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were downed across Osawatomie, causing power outages. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $1,000 | Power lines down on 6th Street due to strong winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | $1,000 | Miami county sheriff reported power lines were downed in Osawatomie. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Ping pong ball sized hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Quarter sized hail reported in Osawatomie. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | A tree fell onto and damaged a house. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Social media report of a tree downed on top of a vehicle. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Social media report of a tree downed on top of a vehicle. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Osawatomie. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated in Osawatomie. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Water was over the roads and flowing into some homes. The amount of property damage is unknown at this time. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Osawatomie | - | A road was washed out at 351st and Lonestar Road. It's unclear what time the road washed out, but it was closed for a portion of the night. Damages are also unknown. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Quarter size hail reported at 7 Highway and US 169. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Eight to ten inch tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | High water was reported neat 7th Street and Main Street in Osawatomie, due to very heavy rains. It was reported too deep for small cars to go through. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Several trees were reported blown over on roads near Osawatomie. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Plum Creek Road and 335th Street, were closed due to flowing water over the road. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Barricades put up due to flooding over PLum Creek Road. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Heavy rains caused 319th Street and Osawatomie, along with 303 Street and Rogers, to be closed due to flooding. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Several roads in Osawatomie had flooding due to the heavy rains. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Osawatomie | - | The Marais Des Cygnes River at Osawatomie began flooding on June 28, 2007 and continued through July 5, 2007. The crest was on July 2, 2007 and is detailed in the July 2007 Storm Data Report. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Two to three mile stretch of K-7 south of 169 under water. Numerous low water spots on Osawatomie Road under water. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Osawatomie. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Osawatomie | - | Several roads were closed due to high water. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | Law enforcement officials reported 70 mph wind gusts. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | The Miami County Sheriff's Office reported a 70 MPH wind gust during a severe thunderstorm at Osawatomie. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | A severe weather spotter reported golfball-size hail near Osawatomie during a slow moving super cell severe thunderstorm. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | Golf ball-size hail was reported in Oswatomie. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Osawatomie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Creamery Bridge | 0.2 miles | 1983 |
 | Asylum Bridge | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
| Soldiers' Monument | 0.4 miles | 2012 | |
 | John Brown Cabin | 0.5 miles | 1971 |
| West Elementary School | 0.6 miles | 2024 | |
 | William Mills House | 1.1 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12001239 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miami County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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