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One of 14 National Register listings published here for Osage County · listed in 1998 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for Osage County · listed in 1998 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Banner Hereford Farm between 2014 and 2019, burning about 2,142 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Osage County | 249 |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 54 |
| 3 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1800242 |
| 5 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 205 |
| 21 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 53 |
| 8 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 94 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 93 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 133 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scranton, the town this property stands in, in 72 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 40 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Scranton | $100,000 | Rainfall of around 4 inches brought at least 6 inches of fast flowing water across rural roads just north of Scranton. Roads were barricaded. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Scranton | $60,000 | 165th street closed to wanamaker along west city limits due to fast flowing water over highway. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down power lines near Scranton. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | A personal weather station. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Power lines down on Highway 56. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Scranton | - | Nickel sized hail and 50 mph wind gusts reported. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Scranton | - | Water over roadway at 56 highway and S. Topeka Avenue. Road closed at this location. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Delayed report of numerous tree limbs down, biggest around 2 to 3 feet in diameter. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Report of tree blown down. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Several reports of trees down around Carbondale, Overbrook, and Burlingame area. Time estimated based on radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60-65 mph. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Scranton | - | Hail lasted for three minutes. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Dead tree limbs down and power outages in town. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Scranton | - | Minor flooding was reported in Scranton. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Scranton | - | Several streets in Carbondale and across the county are flooded. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Trees up to 3 ft in diameter and several power lines down. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Scranton | - | Some streets barricaded due to running water. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Pea size hail also reported. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Scranton | - | Several reports of street flooding in Scranton. |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Scranton | - | Numerous chasers reported a brief cone funnel 2 miles south of Carbondale near the Highway 75 and 56 junction. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | This was a delayed report, discovered on social media. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Trained spotter estimated winds of 70 mph. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Scranton | - | Flooding caused the closure of 101st Street between Wanamaker and Burlingame Road. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Spotter reported debris and power flashes on the south side of Scranton. The town of Scranton was also left without power. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | Business Sign blown over. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Scranton | - | Softball size hail fell near Scranton. |
| September 2001 | Flash Flood | Scranton | - | Runoff from heavy rain caused U.S. Highway 56 to be closed for a time near Scranton. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Scranton | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Scranton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Osage County Courthouse | 7.6 miles | 2007 |
![]() | Lyndon Carnegie Library | 7.7 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000659 in Record Group 79. |
| Osage County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |