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One of 21 National Register listings published here for Ellis County · listed in 2016 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
One of 21 National Register listings published here for Ellis County · listed in 2016 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Brungardt-Dreiling Farmstead between 2015 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 3 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 | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Ellis County | 017-272 |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0154 |
| 8 August 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 227 |
| 19 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0091 |
| 22 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Russell County | 19 |
| 13 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0094 |
| 9 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 51918 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Victoria, the town this property stands in, in 79 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 41 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 9 heavy rain, 4 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 1994 | Hail | Victoria | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $2,500 | Five power poles were blown down by the high wind. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $2,000 | Power poles blown down. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | $750 | A power pole was blown down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Report from Mping. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Mesonet site 2 NW Victoria. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | One inch diameter tree limbs were broken by the high wind. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Rainfall of 4.40 inches was observed. |
| March 2021 | Flood | Victoria | - | There was low lying flooding near Big Creek. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Rainfall of 2.05 inches was observed. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Rainfall of 2.24 inches was observed. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Unspecified wind damage was reported (from MPing). |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Rainfall of 2.17 inches was observed. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Rainfall of 2.89 inches was observed. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Victoria | - | Water was over several county roads. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Winds were estimated to be between 60 and 70 MPH. |
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Four inches of rain fell with minor flooding problems were reported. There was widespread three to five inch reports received all across east central Ellis county, including the Walker area. |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | This 3.40" of rain fell in 3 hours. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | Five and one half inches of rain fell in 3 hours. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Six inch diameter tree branches broken. Fences blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | A few small trees were uprooted. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | Many "large" tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Victoria | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Victoria | - | Water over the road on old highway 40. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Victoria | - | Water was flowing over highway 40. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Victoria | - | Lasted 5 minutes. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Victoria | - | Water was reported flowing over highway 40. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Victoria | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Victoria | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | St. Fidelis Catholic Church | 0.7 miles | 1971 |
![]() | Fort Fletcher Stone Arch Bridge | 5.3 miles | 2001 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000704 in Record Group 79. |
| Ellis County | All 21 listed properties in this county. |