Built in 1881 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“The James Dixon House is a historic farmhouse located near Milford, Riley County, Kansas.”
Wikipedia article James Dixon House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Geary County · listed in 1998 · category: Building · built in 1881, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of James Dixon House between 2013 and 2018, burning about 6,624 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 95 |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1163 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 883 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 886 |
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1000 |
| 21 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Geary County | 95 |
| 2 July 2017 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Geary County | 87 |
| 5 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 96 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milford, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 14 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | 5 hurt | Trained spotters, law enforcement officers, and emergency management reported 60 to 70 mph wind gusts near Milford Lake in Geary County. In Junction City power lines and transformers were damaged. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | 2 hurt | One camper flipped over with 2 minor injuries and another camper flipped. Most of the area without power. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Milford | $170,000 | The tornado mentioned above entered Geary county at 4:34 pm 5 miles southsouthwest of Milford and moved northeast across Lake Milford before dissipating 3 miles east of the town of Milford. A powerline substation was destroyed along with a 5,100 square foot maintenance facility near Lake Milford. A farmstead along the path of the tornado suffered considerable damage. |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Milford | $50,000 | Small stream and lowland flooding with ponding of water on roads in Fort Riley. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | $8,000 | Strong winds destroyed a doublewide and blew down trees and power lines. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Milford | $1,000 | A tornado touched down near Milford Lake and did minor damage to a marina. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Report of 76 mph wind gust. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Milford | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Pictures via social media show an overturned fifth wheel camper. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Wind gust was estimated. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 50-60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Milford | - | There were 50 mph winds also reported. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Milford | - | There were 50 mph winds reported. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Two campers and a pontoon boat were overturned by wind at Milford Lake. Time was estimated by radar. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Milford | - | Two roads flooded near the north end of Milford Lake. Also 3 inches of water covered the west bound lanes of Interstate 70. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | Several trees and power lines down. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Milford | - | Lightning hit a tree and a large limb fell on and damaged a car. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Milford | - | Golfball size hail was 3-4 inches deep on U.S. highway 77 near Milford Resevoir and had to be plowed off the road. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Milford | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Milford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Post Area, Fort Riley | 4.6 miles | 1974 | |
 | First Territorial Capitol | 5.0 miles | 1970 |
 | Junction City Downtown Historic District | 5.4 miles | 2006 |
 | Old Junction City High School | 5.6 miles | 1981 |
 | Christian Wetzel Cabin | 5.6 miles | 1973 |
 | Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial Arch | 5.7 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000265 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Geary County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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