Built in 1821. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“Santa Fe Trail-Kearny County Segment 1 is a historic site in Kearny County, Kansas which preserves a segment of the historic Santa Fe Trail. It is also known as Charlie's Ruts or Bentrup's Ruts.”
Wikipedia article Santa Fe Trail-Kearny County Segment 1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Kearny County · listed in 2013 · category: Site · built in 1821.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deerfield, the town this property stands in, in 149 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 100 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 9 heavy rain, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | $500,000 | Winds blew off an awning to a gas station onto two trucks. The wind also blew out windows at some buildings in Deerfield. Large trees were uprooted in and around the Deerfield area. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Deerfield | $150,000 | Two pivot spinklers were damaged, a 24 x 36 foot shed was blown down and 30 homes had minor roof damage. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | $5,000 | Four inch "live" tree limbs blown down. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Deerfield | - | The Emergency Manager reported 1.75 inch hail. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Irrigation pivot sprinklers were blown over by the high wind. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 2.00 inches was observed. |
| July 2018 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 1.91 inches was observed. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Deerfield | - | This tornado moved northwest. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Deerfield | - | A brief cone shaped tornado was reported briefly. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Deerfield | - | This tornado did not strike anything. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Tree limbs and a few windows were broken. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Two to four inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 3.70 was reported. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 1.10 was observed. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Deerfield | - | Winds were blowing as high as 55 mph with the hail. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 mph. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Deerfield | - | The hail was reported to be soft in nature. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Deerfield | - | One to two inch diameter tree branches were broken by 60 mph winds that accompanied the hail. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | One to two inch diameter tree limbs were broken. Quarter sized hail also accompanied the high wind. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Deerfield | - | Ground was covered by the hail. |
| October 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Two semi trucks were blown over on highway 50. |
| September 2008 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 1.18 inches was reported. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | A lot of tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Report from the KSN weatherlab. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | A tree was uprooted in the yard. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 2.75 inches fell overnight. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 2.30 inches fell overnight. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rainfall of 2.50 fell overnight. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Deerfield | - | Rinfall of 3.80 inches fell overnight. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | Two inch diameter tree branches were broken. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | A small shed was blown over |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | The wind gust was recorded by a weather lab |
| April 2001 | Hail | Deerfield | - | On the county line. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | 6 inch tree limbs down |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerfield | - | KSN weatherlab |
| May 1999 | Hail | Deerfield | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Deerfield | - | Also, had five inches of rain. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Deerfield | - | Window broken out a car. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Deerfield | - | On Finney/Kearny county line. |
| August 1995 | Hail | Deerfield | - | Hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later. |
| September 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Deerfield | - | Brief touchdown of a small tornado over open farmland. |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Deerfield | - | Tornado reported in open farmland by Kansas Highway Patrol. Tornado remained nearly stationary with no damage reported. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Deerfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Deerfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Deerfield State Bank | 2.8 miles | 2018 |
 | Deerfield Texaco Service Station | 2.9 miles | 2007 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000492 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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