Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Stearns Golf Course, at 131 Clubhouse Dr. in Stearns, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article Stearns Golf Course, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for McCreary County · listed in 2015 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Stearns Golf Course between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,327 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 108 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 108 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | YAHOO ARCH |
| 9 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | ARCHER |
| 8 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | RAILROAD |
| 4 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Daniel Boone National Forest | LITLIN |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Daniel Boone National Forest | COON |
| 24 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1651 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stearns, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $2,000,000 | Dispatch reported a couple of very large storage buildings, composed of metal siding and wood framing, were destroyed as severe thunderstorm winds moved through south of Whitley City. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Stearns. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $15,000 | Three power poles and several trees were blown down on Highway 1363 near Stearns. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $10,000 | The superintendent of McCreary county schools reported that the McCreary County Middle sustained damage from the storm. Several ridge caps were torn from the roof of the school and the press box at the football field was completely ripped off the bleachers. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $10,000 | Trees were blown down on Highways 1470, 742, and 1045. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $10,000 | Numerous large tree limbs the size of a mans upper arm were torn from trees on Pigskin Road by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2002 | Flash Flood | Stearns | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported 4.3 inches of rain had fallen since March 16. This resulted in repeated episodes of flash flooding and numerous road closures. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $5,000 | Two trees were blown down, including one that fell on a truck. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Stearns | $2,000 | Heavy rains brought flooding across the area. Highways 791, 742, and 1651 had to be cleared of debris after water covered the roads. Four to five inch deep ruts were also left in many gravel roads across the area. |
| November 2010 | Flood | Stearns | $1,000 | Rock Creek is out of its banks. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Stearns | - | A citizen observed nickel sized hail in Stearns. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Stearns | - | A trained spotter observed nickel sized hail in Stearns. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | Trees were blown down and part of a metal roof was blown off of a structure. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | Multiple trees were blown down in and around Stearns. Hume Street and Golf Course Road were blocked by downed trees at one point. A power pole was snapped off near Golf Course. A garage had its roof blown off and a large sign in town was twisted and blown down. Power outages were reported around the area as well. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | Small trees were blown down on Hwy 742 a mile and a half southwest of Revelo. |
| February 2011 | Heavy Rain | Stearns | - | The McCreary county emergency manager measured a rainfall amount of 1.59 inches in Stearns. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Stearns | - | A volunteer weather observer reported that 3.39 inches of rain had fallen in Stearns since 7 am. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Stearns | - | The McCreary County EM measured 2.77 inches of rain in Stearns between 6 am and 245 pm. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | Numerous trees and tree limbs down across the roads in Stearns and Revelo. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | Downed trees reported throughout county. Power lost in western portion of county. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | A few trees down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | Trees were down. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Stearns | - | Heavy rains caused water to flow over several roads in the area. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stearns | - | 20 trees reported blown down. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Stearns | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Stearns | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Stearns | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Stearns | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Stearns | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stearns Administrative and Commercial District | 0.5 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000654 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| McCreary County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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