Walnut Inn

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

“Walnut Inn, also known as the Hanna, Hunter, & Co., Hanna Travis & Co., and Williamson & Travis, was a historic hotel and commercial building located at Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri. It was built as a store about 1884 and converted to a hotel in 1911.”
Wikipedia article Walnut Inn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 7 National Register listings published here for Atchison County · listed in 1982 · 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. 224 Main St., Tarkio, 64491
When was it listed? April 1982
Category. building
Township. Tarkio township
National Register reference number. 82003124 - 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

1 since 2019

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Walnut Inn in 2019, burning under an acre 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/undetermined	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
25 April 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Missouri Department of Conservation	179097-00307-04252019-1005

Every fire recorded in Atchison County

Mines and quarries near this property

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Walnut Inn: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Atchison County

Storms near this property

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tarkio, the town this property stands in, in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 29 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 flood. 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 1993	Hail	Tarkio	$500,000	Numerous roofs, automobiles, and windows were damaged. Some wooden window shutters had holes through them from large hail.
June 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Tarkio	$210,000	An EF1 tornado entered Atchison County at 18:59CST 2.3 miles east southeast of Milton. It proceeded north northeast and dissipated 1.3 miles east southeast of Tarkio. It damaged 5 sheds and destroyed 3 grain bins. Several power poles were also snapped off.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$30,000	Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees, 6 inches or more in diameter , into utility lines in Tarkio.
April 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$25,000	The Atchison County Sheriff's office reported a wind gust to 80 MPH at the intersection of Route 59 and Route B. Damage was reported to barns, sheds and an outbuilding in the area.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$5,000	Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down. Two houses were damaged by falling trees. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$5,000	Roof blown off recycling center near intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 136.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$5,000	Utility wires downed along US 136
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$2,000	Power lines and trees were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$2,000	Trees and power lines knocked down in Tarkio.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$2,000	The Tarkio Police Department reported damage to a television antenna a mile south of Tarkio.
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$1,000	Numerous tree limbs and power lines down with widespread power outages in Tarkio.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	$500	One large tree fell down on a power line. Power out in the town. Several large tree limbs were also knocked down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Estimated 60 mph at this location.
May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated in Tarkio as a squall line moved through town.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Trained spotter reported 70 mph wind in Tarkio.
December 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	A trained spotter near Tarkio reported 90 mph wind.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Trees were reported down in and around Tarkio.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	A trained spotter in Tarkio reported a 60 mph wind gust.
September 2014	Flash Flood	Tarkio	-	Many streets in Tarkio had over a foot of water running over them. Highway AA north of Tarkio was also flooded by running water, caused by heavy rain.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Fire department in Tarkio, Missouri reported 70 mph winds. The city went without power. The storm was accompanied by golf ball sized hail.
September 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Fire department in Tarkio reported strong winds and trees down around town.
September 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	A tree was reported down on a house in Tarkio. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Two to three inch tree limbs reported down, with power outages in town. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Thunderstorm winds were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Tarkio	-	Extensive street flooding was observed across the town of Tarkio.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Numerous trees were reported down in Tarkio. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	Large tree limbs were reported down on their property.
June 2008	Flash Flood	Tarkio	-	Heavy rains caused flash flooding near the town of Tarkio.
May 2008	Flood	Tarkio	-	The Tarkio River near Fairfax crested at 20.26 feet, or 3.26 feet above flood stage.
June 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Tarkio	-	Brief EF0 tornado touchdown in open country at 1823CST. No damage or injuries reported.
October 2007	Flood	Tarkio	-	The Tarkio River near Fairfax crested at 23.26 feet, or 6.26 feet above flood stage.
August 2007	Flood	Tarkio	-	The Tarkio River at Fairfax crested at 22.14 feet, or 5.14 feet above flood stage.
August 2007	Flood	Tarkio	-	The Tarkio River at Fairfax crested at 18.44 feet, or 1.44 feet above flood stage.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	4 to 5 inch tree limbs down.
May 1998	Hail	Tarkio	-	Nickel-size hail was reported by the public 10 miles northeast of Tarkio.
June 1997	Hail	Tarkio	-	Half dollar-size hail was reported by the sheriff's office in Tarkio. The same severe thunderstorm that produced the large hail in Tarkio dropped over 3 inches of rain in various other sections of the county. A University of Missouri agricultural weather station measured 3.33 inches of rain in one hour at Nishnabotna.
September 1993	Hail	Tarkio	-	Numerous roofs, automobiles, and windows were damaged. Some wooden window shutters had holes through them from large hail.
June 2017	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
June 2017	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
March 2016	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
September 2014	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
March 2012	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
March 2012	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
April 2008	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
May 2008	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
May 2007	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
June 2004	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
April 2002	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Tarkio	-	no account filed
February 2000	Hail	Tarkio	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Atchison 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

3 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Mule Barn Theatre	1.2 miles	1970
Rankin Hall	1.2 miles	2010
Atchison County Memorial Building	7.9 miles	1987

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82003124 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Atchison County	All 7 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.