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One of 11 National Register listings published here for Rice County · listed in 2013 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Rice County · listed in 2013 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Santa Fe Trail-Rice County Segment 2 between 1996 and 2018, burning about 9,500 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 acres | Rice County | RICE COUNTY |
| 28 February 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Rice County | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little River, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 23 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Little River | $100,000 | There were reports of numerous vehicles driving into flooded roadways and becoming submerged. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | $12,000 | A semi-trailer was blown over on Highway 56. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Little River | $10,000 | The baseball-sized hail damaged trees and cracked windshields. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | $500 | Three inch tree limbs down and torrential rain. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | $200 | A 2-foot diameter tree was uprooted and a golf cart was picked up and thrown into a field. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Little River | $100 | Numerous roads were reported flooded throughout the county. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | Measured from the Kansas State Mesonet site near Little River. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Little River | - | Broadcast media (KWCH TV) relayed picture from the public of ping-pong ball sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | Kansas State mesonet site. Winds associated with outflow winds. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | Wind gust was measured by a Kansas State Mesonet site about 2 miles west of Little River. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Little River | - | Hail that ranged from pea to half dollar sized was reported along with 60 mph winds. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | This was an estimated wind gust. Hail size of pea to half dollar was also reported. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Little River | - | Rainfall for the previous 24 hours was 3.2 inches. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | There were no reports of damage. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Little River | - | The spotter also measured a 43-knot gust. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Little River | - | Water was reported over numerous roads with many being impassable. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Little River | - | This was a 24 hour total. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Little River | - | This was a 24 hour total. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | Reported via trained spotter. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | Winds were estimated around 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Heavy Rain | Little River | - | Trained spotter measured 3 inches of rainfall. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Little River | - | Eightteen head of cattle were killed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Little River | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Little River | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Little Arkansas | 1.2 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000580 in Record Group 79. |
| Rice County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |