Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
“The Ceralvo Masonic Hall and School, in Centertown, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.”
Wikipedia article Ceralvo Masonic Hall and School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Ohio County · listed in 2015 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 Ceralvo Masonic Hall and School between 2000 and 2020, burning about 993 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 265 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | NELSON CREEK 2 |
| 26 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 11 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MAGAZINE |
| 17 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centertown, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Centertown | $500,000 | On Shrull Lane west of Centertown, a mobile home and several outbuildings were destroyed. There was intermittent damage across extreme western Ohio County. There was structural damage to 16 homes in Hartford. Roofs were off some homes. Mobile homes were picked up and twisted. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. A few homes and vehicles were damaged by falling trees. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | $10,000 | The Centerville fire department reported that several limbs and power poles were downed by thunderstorm winds. One house was damaged. Another report detailing several downed trees came from the public. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | $10,000 | A tree toppled onto a home, damaging its roof. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | The Ohio County emergency manager reported a roof blown off a trailer. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | Law enforcement officials from Ohio County reported to the NWS that trees were down as a result of severe thunderstorm winds on Central Grove Road. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | A supercell moved across Ohio County through the town of Hartford. West of Hartford, law enforcement reported roofs off of homes and cars overturned. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Centertown | - | The spotter also reported a funnel cloud. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | Trees were downed. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | Trees were blown down. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Centertown | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Centertown | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Centertown | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centertown | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000655 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ohio County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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