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Photograph of Bardwell Illinois Central Railroad Station
Photograph by Unknown, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Illinois Central Railroad Station and Freight Depot

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

“Bardwell station was a historic train station at the city of Bardwell in the far western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Constructed in the late nineteenth century along the railroad's main line, it was the center of life for local residents and served as a significant maintenance site for the railroad.”

Wikipedia article Bardwell station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 3 National Register listings published here for Carlisle County · listed in 1976 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Front St., Bardwell, 42023
  • When was it listed? July 1976
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Bardwell
  • Architect. Illinois Central Railroad
  • National Register reference number. 76000860 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

15 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Illinois Central Railroad Station and Freight Depot between 1999 and 2017, burning about 151 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 September 2015Railroad operations and maintenance10 acresKentucky Division of ForestryHWY 1741
25 September 1999Debris and open burning6.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
20 August 2010Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCORN SHELL
27 March 1999Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
2 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined22 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
12 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined65 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 February 2017Debris and open burning5.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryWAYNE FREEMAN ROAD
28 February 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Carlisle County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bardwell, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 35 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 8 flood, 4 flash flood. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011Tornado (EF2)Bardwell2 hurt, $2,000,000The brunt of the damage occurred in the downtown area of Bardwell. One steel building was destroyed. Entire walls were demolished on older two-story brick buildings used as businesses. Several of the damaged buildings were deemed a total loss and were demolished. Approximately thirty large trees were uprooted, and about a hundred smaller trees were broken off or uprooted. More than a dozen wooden power poles were broken off. Two-by-six and two-by-four boards were driven into steel rooftops, walls of homes, and into the ground. Rooftops (including decking) were partially or completely torn off twenty homes and businesses. About fifty windows were blown out. Debris from the brick buildings blocked U.S. Highway 51 and several secondary roads, temporarily closing the roads. The tornado was witnessed by trained spotters. There were two minor injuries. About one million dollars damage occurred to an historic church. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. The average path width was about 450 yards.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindBardwell$150,000no account filed
March 2008FloodBardwell$100,000Flooding closed parts of U.S. Highway 62 and Kentucky 307, both major routes through the county. Highway 80 was closed west of Arlington, where a water rescue was conducted.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBardwell$60,000One half of a roof was blown off a business along U.S. Highway 51. The other half of the roof was severely damaged. Power lines and some trees were down on U.S. Highway 51. The wind damage was caused by outflow winds that progressed well ahead of the actual thunderstorms.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindBardwell$60,000A portable horse barn was blown onto U.S. Highway 51. A pavilion covering picnic tables was destroyed. Several trees were uprooted, and large limbs were blown down. Part of the roof of a new storage building was blown off. Power lines were down. A wind gust to 69 mph was measured at the Bardwell Fire Department and County Rescue Squad building.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindBardwell$50,000Numerous trees were reported down, mainly in south and southwest parts of the county. The estimated total number of downed trees was around 70. Tree damage from the storm resulted in numerous state and county road closings, minor damage to one house, and interruption of power to approximately one-third of the county for several hours.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBardwell$40,000Areas of wind damage occurred in Carlisle County, mostly in areas near U.S. Highway 51. The roof was blown off the agri-chem building along U.S. Highway 51 north of Bardwell. Structural damage was reported in Arlington.
March 2006Flash FloodBardwell$30,000Flash flooding occurred after the second round of thunderstorms in about 6 hours dumped an estimated 3 inches of rain on already moist ground. Many creeks and highways were flooded. Along U.S. Highway 51, extensive flooding in Bardwell affected several businesses, including a senior center and the Bardwell City Utilities building. A couple of roads were closed, including Kentucky 1628 and 1820.
April 1997HailBardwell$25,000no account filed
June 2019Tornado (EF1)Bardwell$20,000Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped by this tornado, which passed across U.S. Highway 51. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. This was the first of three tornadoes that were spawned along a path extending northeastward to the Paducah area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBardwell$15,000Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds as a line of thunderstorms moved through.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindBardwell$15,000Multiple trees were downed in the Bardwell area with power outages. Roughly 10% of the county remained without power late morning.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindBardwell$15,000Severe winds downed a large tree branch approximately 18 inches in diameter from a mature elm tree on the south side of State Route 1377. This tree was 145 yards from the first of two chicken houses which received wind damage to the ridge vent metal covering, along with similar damage to a second and immediately adjacent chicken house. The damage area was about 300 yards long and 70 yards wide.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBardwell$15,000Winds gusted to 67 MPH in Bardwell. About 100 trees were blown down in southwest Carlisle County, especially near Highway 1591. At least one of the trees fell through a house. Power lines were blown down on Highway 1371 about 3 miles northeast of Bardwell.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindBardwell$12,000Two trees were blown down across Highway 1377, blocking the road. In Milburn, a large tree fell on a house. A barn was unroofed. Power lines were down.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindBardwell$10,000Multiple trees were blown down northwest of Bardwell with power outages occurring.
June 1998Flash FloodBardwell$10,000Thunderstorms caused creeks and streams to rise out of their banks, prompting the closure of at least one major road.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindBardwell$10,000Tree limbs and power lines were downed. At least one vehicle was damaged.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBardwell$8,000Several trees and limbs were blown down, along with part of a barn roof. A wind gust to 67 mph was reported by a television station weather viewer.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindBardwell$5,000Thunderstorm winds were estimated near 60 MPH. Eight to ten large trees were down in the Bardwell and Cunningham areas.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBardwell$5,000Trees and power lines were down at a few locations in the county.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindBardwell$4,000Wind gusts estimated near 60 MPH blew down trees.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindBardwell$4,000A couple of trees and some power lines were down.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBardwell$3,000A few trees were blown down in the Bardwell area. The public estimated winds gusted from 60 to 70 mph.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindBardwell$3,000Trees were down on State Route 1741 west of Bardwell and on State Route 1377 southeast of Bardwell.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBardwell$3,000A few power lines were down.
September 2024FloodBardwell-Flooding was reported on several roads in Carlisle County. Several inches of rain fell throughout the day, but rainfall rates were low enough to keep more significant flooding issues from development.
January 2022FloodBardwell-U.S. Highway 62 was closed in the West Fork Creek Bottoms area between Highway 121 and Bardwell. A couple other flood-prone state roads were closed.
March 2019FloodBardwell-Floodwaters closed U.S. Highway 62 in the West Fork Creek bottoms between Bardwell and Highway 121.
March 2016FloodBardwell-The flash flooding on the previous evening evolved into a flood event during the early morning hours of the 10th. U.S. Highway 62 was closed in the West Fork Creek area between Bardwell and Kentucky Highway 121. Parts of Kentucky Highways 1628 and 1820 were also closed.
December 2016HailBardwell-Wind gusts to 40 mph accompanied the dime-size hail, which was reported from Bardwell to Cunningham.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindBardwell-Wind gusts were estimated between 55 and 60 mph by law enforcement personnel.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBardwell-A trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 mph. Power outages were reported.
April 2011FloodBardwell-Historic flooding of the Mississippi River inundated many low-lying areas. Portions of U.S. Highway 51 were closed due to flooding.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindBardwell-A large tree was blown down.
April 2008FloodBardwell-Water was over U.S. Highway 62 at the 4 mile marker, where flaggers slowed traffic. Two back roads were closed.
December 2007FloodBardwell-Flooding was reported on U.S. Highway 62 and Highway 80.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindBardwell-Trees were down along County Highways 1377 and 1022.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindBardwell-Several large trees were down on State Route 1203.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindBardwell-A few trees were blown down.
February 2003Thunderstorm WindBardwell-Winds gusted to 62 MPH at the county emergency operations center in Bardwell. Power lines were down at Cunningham.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindBardwell-Emergency management personnel reported gusts up to 60 MPH.
April 1998HailBardwell-A severe thunderstorm produced dime size hail at several locations.
April 1998HailBardwell-Occurred on U.S. Highway 51.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindBardwell-A severe thunderstorm tracked across the Mississippi River from southeast Missouri, downing several trees across the county.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindBardwell-Three trees were blown down.
April 2020HailBardwell-no account filed
May 2017HailBardwell-no account filed
April 2017HailBardwell-no account filed
June 2013HailBardwell-no account filed
April 2011HailBardwell-no account filed
June 2007HailBardwell-no account filed
October 2007HailBardwell-no account filed
July 2006HailBardwell-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindBardwell-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindBardwell-no account filed
March 2002HailBardwell-no account filed
April 2002HailBardwell-no account filed
May 2002HailBardwell-no account filed
May 2002HailBardwell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carlisle County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

1 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Neville-Patterson-Lamkin House5.8 miles1976

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 76000860 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Carlisle CountyAll 3 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.