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Photograph of Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site
Photograph by mostateparks, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Nathan Boone House

Built in 1991. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

From the record

“Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, located two miles north of Ash Grove, Missouri, is a state-owned property that preserves the home built in 1837 by Nathan Boone, the youngest child of Daniel Boone. The Nathan Boone House, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, is a "classic" saddle-bag pioneer log house, constructed of hand-hewn oak log walls that rest on a stone foundation.”

Wikipedia article Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 76 National Register listings published here for Greene County · listed in 1969 · category: Building · built in 1991.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Listed as. Boone, Nathan, House - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 1.75 mi. N of Ash Grove on Hwy. V, Ash Grove, 65604
  • When was it listed? October 1969
  • Category. building
  • Township. Boone No. 1 township
  • When was it built? 1991
  • National Register reference number. 69000103 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

10 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Nathan Boone House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 677 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220633-03911-09232020-1635
23 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation220634-03911-08232020-1625
13 August 2018Debris and open burning51 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177745-03905-08132018-1302
19 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined590 acresMissouri Department of ConservationWALNUT GROVE
19 April 1994Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 March 1992Debris and open burning25 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation176578-03911-03152018-1331
13 March 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresMissouri Department of Conservation176576-03911-03132018-1409

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Nathan Boone House: 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Duncan MineLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Getty MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Murray MtnesLead, ZincPast Producer
Pennsylvania Company'sS ShaftLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
Mugen QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this property

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ash Grove, the town this property stands in, in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 2 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2020Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$175,000Multiple reports were received from multiple sources of trees, power lines and poles down across the county. Winds of 60-65 mph were reported along the gust front of a line of severe thunderstorms. The ASOS at the Springfield-Branson National Airport measured a 64 mph gust. A barn in Ash Grove received minor damage. Reports were received from the cities of Ash Grove, Republic, Halltown, Bois D'Arc, Battlefield, Willard, Walnut Grove and Springfield.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$100,000Several large tree branches were reported down, some on homes. Minor damage occurred to a few homes.
May 2011HailAsh Grove$100,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$20,000Trees and power lines were down across roads in Ash Grove. A tree was down on a house and a car as well.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$10,000Report of telephone poles and trees down on the east side of Ash Grove.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$5,000A few trees were downed due to high winds. One tree fell on a car. Some shingles and siding damage was also reported to a home.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees and a few power poles.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$5,000Skywarn spotters reported several large trees down.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$3,000Multiple large trees were downed and uprooted in and around Ash Grove.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$2,000A few trees were blown down.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000Several large tree limbs were brought down near Ash Grove.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000A roof was blown off a barn northeast of Ash Grove.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000Power lines were reported blown down on Piper Road near Ash Grove.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000A small outbuilding that was bolted to a concrete foundation was lifted off the foundation and damaged by wind.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000A tree was blown down and blocked Highway 160.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000A tree was blown down across Highway 160.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$1,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a barn.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove$500Skywarn spotters reported wind gusts to 75 mph at Walnut Grove while the Greene County Sheriff reported wind gusts to 60 mph.
April 1994HailAsh Grove$500no account filed
September 2025HailAsh Grove-Hail to the size of quarters fell to the east of Ash Grove.
May 2024HailAsh Grove-Social media report of quarter size hail.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Multiple 2-3 inch limbs were reported broken off along with dime sized hail.
June 2017Heavy RainAsh Grove-A rainfall amount of 1.12 inches was measured in 35 minutes.
May 2016Heavy RainAsh Grove-A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 3.81 inches was reported near Ash Grove.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-There were several small tree limbs blown down near Ash Grove.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-A tree was blown down blocking Highway F and Farm Road 84.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-The fire department estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
October 2014Tornado (EF0)Ash Grove-A brief EF-0 tornado occurred 3 miles north northwest of Ash Grove with estimated winds near 70 mph. The path width was about 100 yards. Several trees were damaged or uprooted.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-A tree was uprooted in Ash Grove.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Emergency management estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-A trained weather spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Wind gusts were estimated between 60 and 70 mph by a deputy.
May 2006Tornado (F0)Ash Grove-This tornado is a continuation of the Dade County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a weak tornado caused intermittent tree damage across rural sections of western Greene County.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Trees were downed into power lines.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped a walnut tree near the intersection of Farm Roads 33 and 38.
December 2003Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Law enforcement officials observed several downed trees from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and a power line to the west of Monett, and trees in Sarcoxie. Trees and a barn was also downed in Lawrence County. Trees were later downed in Ash Grove.
March 2017HailAsh Grove-no account filed
May 2017HailAsh Grove-no account filed
December 2017HailAsh Grove-no account filed
March 2015HailAsh Grove-no account filed
June 2014HailAsh Grove-no account filed
May 2013HailAsh Grove-no account filed
February 2008HailAsh Grove-no account filed
February 2008HailAsh Grove-no account filed
April 2007HailAsh Grove-no account filed
March 2006HailAsh Grove-no account filed
March 2006HailAsh Grove-no account filed
March 2006HailAsh Grove-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-no account filed
May 2004HailAsh Grove-no account filed
November 2003HailAsh Grove-no account filed
September 2003HailAsh Grove-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-no account filed
July 2003HailAsh Grove-no account filed
December 2002HailAsh Grove-no account filed
December 2002HailAsh Grove-no account filed
April 2002HailAsh Grove-no account filed
April 2002HailAsh Grove-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindAsh Grove-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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

2 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
Berry Cemetery2.0 miles2004
Gilmore Barn3.9 miles1994

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 69000103 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Greene CountyAll 76 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.