Built in 1867. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Old Linn County Jail, also known as City Hall, at 312 Main Street in Mound City in Linn County, Kansas was built in 1867-68. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Old Linn County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Linn County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1867.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Old Linn County Jail between 2010 and 2020, burning about 1,366 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 579 |
| 5 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 131 |
| 6 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 acres | Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge | LEE ROAD |
| 31 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 300 acres | Linn County | W 900 AND JENNISON |
| 15 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | Linn County | LNX-14-00144 |
| 3 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Linn County | 26 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Old Linn County Jail: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound City Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mound City, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were downed by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | $50,000 | A downburst produced an estimated 70-knot wind that destroyed a garage and barn, along with stripping a number of limbs off of trees. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | $5,000 | Barns were damaged by high winds at Mound City and trees uprooted near Blue Mound. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph at Mound City. Many limbs and countless limbs were downed in La Cygne. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | $100 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. The winds blew a roof off of a small outbuilding across a street. Small tree limbs were also broken. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | $100 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. The wind blew a roof off a small outbuilding and across a street. Small tree limbs were also broken. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Mound City | - | Hail up to ping pong ball size reported at Mound City Lake. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Mound City | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Mound City. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Measured wind gust of 68 mph in Mound City from a personal weather station. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Shingles were blown off of a roof near Mound City. There were multiple power outages across the county as a result of the strong winds. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | Several power lines were down in Mound City. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | A tree was blown over just north of Mound City on Highway 7. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Mound City | - | Flash flooding was reported in Linn County, 5 miles northwest of Mound City. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Mound City | - | Golfball-size hail was reported during a severe thunderstorm 8 miles north of Mound City and 4 miles east of Centerville. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Mound City | - | Thunderstorms produced 2 to 6 inch rains over Linn County which resulted in areas of flash flooding. A half a foot of water covered Highway 31 a mile west of Mound City. Linn County Emergency Management officials reported 1 to 2 feet of water on several gravel roads in the Mound City area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | The Linn County Sheriff Office reported trees blown down from thunderstorm winds in Mound City and Pleasanton. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Mound City | - | The Linn County Sheriff's office reported several county gravel roads flooded in Southern Linn County about 5 miles south of Mound City. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mound City | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Mound City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Linn County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1974 |
| Battle of Mine Creek Site | 4.7 miles | 1973 | |
 | Mine Creek Bridge | 6.3 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001285 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Linn County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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