Winona Ranger Station Historic District

Built in 1938. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

From the record

“Winona Ranger Station Historic District is a historic ranger station and national historic district located in Mark Twain National Forest near Winona, Shannon County, Missouri. The district encompasses four contributing buildings, associated with a ranger station constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) under the supervision of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project.”
Wikipedia article Winona Ranger Station Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 8 National Register listings published here for Shannon County · listed in 2003 · category: District · built in 1938.

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

The listing

Address. Rte 1, MO 19N, Winona, 65588
When was it listed? August 2003
Category. district
Also known as. Mark Twain National Forest MPS
Township. Winona township
When was it built? 1938
National Register reference number. 03000715 - 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

320 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 320 fires within 5 miles of Winona Ranger Station Historic District between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,292 acres in total. None started naturally. 234 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	234
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	36
Debris and open burning	35
Recreation and ceremony	9
Other causes	2
Power generation/transmission/distribution	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 1998	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	PINE DUFF
29 September 2014	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	TRAM
23 September 2004	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Mark Twain National Forest	MAYBE STEVENS
1 September 1995	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	NASTY JUNK PILE
30 August 2012	Recreation and ceremony	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	MARIE HOLLOW
27 August 2007	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	TAR BABY
23 August 2010	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	SPLIT GRAVEL
18 August 2012	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Mark Twain National Forest	MARTIN HOLLOW

Every fire recorded in Shannon County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Winona Ranger Station Historic District: 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Crider Bros. Limestone Quarry/Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Elliot Prospect	Manganese	Prospect
Unknown - Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Manganese	Manganese	Prospect
Dean Land	Iron	Prospect
Government Land # 5	Iron	Occurrence
Hearst Mine	Iron	Past Producer
Miley Noble Land	Iron	Past Producer	1904
Noble Mine	Iron	Prospect
O'Keefe Mine, No. 2	Iron	Past Producer	Limonite

Every working recorded in Shannon County

Storms near this property

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winona, the town this property stands in, in 73 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 33 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	1 killed	A man was killed from a tree that fell on his car while driving. This occurred on County Road 440 one tenth of a mile west of Highway 19 about 3 miles north of Winona.
January 2005	Tornado (F0)	Winona	$100,000	This tornado is a continuation of the Howell County tornado. The tornado crossed the Howell and Shannon County line northeast of Mountain View and remained on the ground for two miles into Shannon County. One structure and several trees were damaged in it's path.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$40,000	Numerous trees were blown down on homes and cars. One tree fell on the bed of a parked Forest Service truck in town. A few rescues were conducted for people trapped in homes from fallen trees.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$25,000	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a few roofs and knocked down power poles in a rural area southwest of Winona.
March 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$10,000	Severe thunderstorm down burst winds downed a few power poles and destroyed a roof off of a pavillion in a city park. A roof off of bleachers next to a baseball diamond was also destroyed.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$10,000	no account filed
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$5,000	There were scattered outages due to trees and limbs blown down onto power lines in the Winona and Birch Tree areas.
July 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$5,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees onto a fence. A car port was also damaged and blown over.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	$4,000	Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a shed, while several other mobile homes experienced minor roof damage. Numerous trees were also blown down.
May 1994	Hail	Winona	$500	no account filed
March 2025	Hail	Winona	-	Hail up to two inches in diameter fell in the Winona area.
May 2024	Hail	Winona	-	Golf ball size hail reported 2 miles north of Winona.
July 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	A large tree was reported down due to high winds.
March 2020	Flood	Winona	-	State Highway H was closed due to flooding at Sycamore Creek.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	Numerous trees were reported down.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	Numerous small and large trees were reported down in the Winona area.
February 2018	Flood	Winona	-	State Highway H was closed due to flooding.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	Several trees were blown down reported by a local utility company.
July 2018	Hail	Winona	-	Up to nickle size hail was reported at the Cube Express.
July 2018	Hail	Winona	-	Quarter to Golf Ball size hail was reported in a rural area.
March 2017	Hail	Winona	-	Hail covered the ground.
April 2017	Flood	Winona	-	MODOT reported Highway H was flooded and closed at several locations in eastern portions of Shannon County.
May 2016	Heavy Rain	Winona	-	A CO-OP observer reported 3.21 inches of rainfall 3 miles southwest of Winona.
May 2016	Heavy Rain	Winona	-	A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 2.64 inches was reported.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	Numerous trees were blown down around the town of Winona. Time was estimated by radar.
December 2013	Flood	Winona	-	MODOT reported that Route H was closed in both directions in the vicinity of Rocky Creek.
April 2011	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Highway H was closed due to flooding.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Fire department reported a water rescue was conducted on Highway H. The motorist was rescued from a stalled vehicle during flooding.
October 2009	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Route H near Highway 19 was closed due to flooding.
July 2009	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Law enforcement officials reported that flood waters were running 6 to 10 inches deep over normally dry streets at low water bridges in Winona. Numerous road closing occurred as a result of the flash flooding and heavy rainfall.
May 2007	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Excessive rainfall caused two low water crossings to become impassable near the community of Winona. One low water crossing was located near the baseball field, and the other was located just outside of Winona city limits.
September 2007	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Area creeks flooded several streets.
September 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in the Winona area.
November 2005	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Low water crossings were impassable in Winona and surrounding area.
November 2005	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Rocky Creek flooded across Highway H. Highway 15 was impassable.
November 2005	Flash Flood	Winona	-	5.33 inches of rain reported in 24 hours.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	Trees were downed across several roads from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 1998	Flash Flood	Winona	-	Heavy rain caused flooding of Highway H along Rocky Creek.
June 1994	Hail	Winona	-	Reported by ranger station.
June 2014	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
July 2014	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
February 2012	Funnel Cloud	Winona	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
April 2007	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
March 2006	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
February 2006	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	no account filed
July 2006	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
September 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Winona	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed
May 2002	Hail	Winona	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Shannon 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 03000715 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Shannon County	All 8 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.