Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“Indian Mound is a natural land formation which overlooks the mostly dry river bed of the Arkansas River at what was Chouteau's Island.”
Wikipedia article Indian Mound (Lakin, Kansas), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Kearny County · listed in 2013 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lakin, the town this property stands in, in 359 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 237 hail, 89 thunderstorm wind, 13 tornado, 10 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | 2 hurt, $3,500,000 | Thunderstorm winds were estimated to be from 90 to 100 mph. A mobile home was destroyed and another was heavily damaged. Two occupants of the destroyed trailer were injured, on seriously. There were also 16 pivot irrigation sprinklers overturned in a 4 mile radius of this location. In addition, 20 power poles were snapped and a large grain bin was destroyed. Large hay bales were blown around and all windows in the machinery and vehicles were blown out. |
| September 1993 | Hail | Lakin | $500,000 | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Lakin | $180,000 | This tornado was a mile wide at it's maximum size as witnessed by storm chasers and storm spotters. It did minimal damage to pivot sprinklers and barns as this was a very sparsely populated area. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Lakin | $100,000 | Widespread stratiform rain fell producing 5 to 10 inches. Flooding washed out a bridge on highway 25 between Lakin and Leoti. A watershed lake filled up to capacity...one that had not had water in it for over 30 years. Rainfall of 2 to 5 inches was widespread across the entire county and other parts of southwest and west central Kansas. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Lakin | $50,000 | Water over Highway 25. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | $7,000 | The roof was blown off a building, a semi was overturned and power lines were brought down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | $1,500 | Three power poles blown down. |
| July 2009 | Flood | Lakin | $1,000 | Several farm roads were washed out by the heavy rainfall. Amounts of 4 1/2 inches were reported in a span of 45 to 60 minutes. Damage estimates were never made available. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | $1,000 | Several poles blown down. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Mesonet station DW5288 Kendall recorded a 64 mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lakin | - | Kearny county emergency manager reported 1 inch hail. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | A public report of a 65 mph wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Measured at the mesonet site D5288. |
| May 2023 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | NWS employee reported 2.77 inches of rain fell 6ESE of Kendall. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Numerous reports of tree limb damage across town. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Lakin | - | Several stalled cars across town due to flooded streets. Many roads, including highway 50 through town were curb to curb with water. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Reported by a storm chaser. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Strong Winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Social Media reports of power out and tree limbs down in the city of Lakin. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Social media report of an enclosed trailer flipperd and center pivot down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Observed in Lakin. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | Rainfall of 2.64 was observed. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Lakin | - | This was a slow moving elephant trunk tornado but there was nothing for the tornado to damage as it moved across sagebrush and pastures. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | A semi truck was blown over by high wind. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | There were several reports of 6 to 8 inch diameter tree branches blown down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Shingles were blown off several roofs and a few trees were blown down. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Lakin | - | The hail lasted 5 minutes. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Lakin | - | There were multiple reports of county roads and highways flooded from excessive rainfall. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | Rainfall of 4.80 inches was observed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 to 75 MPH. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | Rainfall was 2.06 inches. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | Rainfall of 2.70 inches was observed. Bar ditches were full with water flowing across River Road in some spots. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Lakin | - | Three tornadoes were observed. from 1850 - 1923 CDT. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Lakin | - | A brief spin-up was observed lifting dirt but no damage was reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Lakin | - | The hail piled up to 2 inches in depth. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Damage occurred to the side of a mobile home. Power lines were also blown down by the high wind gusts. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Power lines were blown down by the high wind. |
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Lakin | - | This tornado developed at an occlusion of the gust front but did not strike anything. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Roofs were blown off two homes and a metal shed was total destroyed by the high winds. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Two barns were destroyed at a dairy and five cattle were killed. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Lakin | - | A brief spin-up was observed lifting dirt but no damage was reported. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | Rainfall of 2.0 was measured during this period. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Lakin | - | Rainfall of 1.75 was measured during this period. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | A semi truck was blown over at a location 2 miles north of the Grant and Kearny county line on K25. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 MPH and there was fence damage in the area. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Numerous tree branches were broken along with a few power poles. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | A semi truck was blown over on highway 50 near mile marker 37. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | Six to eight inch diameter tree limbs were broken, some of which brought down power lines. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lakin | - | A trained spotter indicated the winds were about 60 mph. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lakin | - | There was extensive crop damage as the hail was driven by 60 to 80 mph winds. |
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 13000491 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kearny County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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