Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
“The William F. and Julia Crome House is a historic house located at 305 South Second Street in Clinton, Henry County, Missouri.”
Wikipedia article William F. and Julia Crome House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 8 National Register listings published here for Henry County · listed in 1999 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of William F. and Julia Crome House between 1993 and 2020, burning about 8,610 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 52 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 | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 29 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 2006 | Natural | 260 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | COAL CREEK FIRE |
| 27 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220635-02222-08252020-1505 |
| 23 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of William F. and Julia Crome House: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ss. | Flagstone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clinton, the town this property stands in, in 90 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 44 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced hail up to nickel-size near and southeast of Clinton. Strong winds uprooted several trees and some windows were broken. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $20,000 | Henry County Emergency Management officials reported power lines down in Windsor as a result of severe thunderstorm winds. The damaging thunderstorm winds also separated a trailor from a truck which obstructed traffic a mile south of Clinton. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $12,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds to 80 mph caused damage across Clinton. Trees and powerlines down. Air conditioning unit blown off roof at Walmart on southeast part of town. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $3,000 | The Morton building roof was peeled back. Large trees were uprooted and several large billboards were bent over. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $2,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down by severe thunderstorms. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated to 70 mph, knocked down a 3 foot diameter tree on a house. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $1,000 | Various sized tree limbs, as well as cable and phone lines, were reported down in town. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $1,000 | Tree fell onto transformer. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Clinton | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported one inch hail and wind damage to several large trees toppled. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $500 | Side of a barn was reported blown down and several trees had damage. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | $500 | Several large trees were knocked down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Clinton | - | Quarter sized hail reported near Clinton. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Clinton | - | Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Clinton | - | Ping pong ball sized hail reported on far west side of Clinton. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Clinton | - | Quarter sized hail reported at Wilder RV in northeast Clinton. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Clinton | - | Quarter sized hail reported in downtown Clinton. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Clinton | - | Large hail up to golf ball size was reported in Clinton. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Downed wires and power outages near Route 7. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Around 16:10 CST, Henry county emergency management reported several trees snapped and down around Gaines Drive and N. 2nd Street in Clinton, MO. NWS Damage survey confirmed this was from straight line winds. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Law enforcement reported several large tree limbs and power lines down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Clinton | - | Half dollar hail was reported in Clinton. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Measured peak wind gust of 58 mph on personal weather station in Clinton. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | A two inch tree limb was down in Clinton. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Several 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were down near Clinton, Missouri. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | Water was over the road at East Franklin and Friendship in Clinton. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | A call to the Casey's General Store in Clinton yielded a 60 mph wind report. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Trained spotters near Clinton reported 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | There were multiple reports of tree damage and powerlines down in Clinton as a result of strong winds. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | Multiple roadways in Clinton were submerged and impassible due to running water. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Multiple trees were down in the city of Clinton. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | The AWOS station in Clinton, Missouri recorded a 64 mph wind gust with the line of storms that went through that area. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Clinton | - | A QLCS moved eastward through western Missouri, and produced several mesovortices along the leading edge. One of these mesovortices formed just southwest of Clinton and did some minor damage to some residences and trees in the city. The damage path of the mesovortex came to an end just northeast of Clinton in rural Henry County. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Multiple locations in and around Clinton reported trees down. The AWOS station near Clinton recorded a 63 mph wind gust with this complex of storms. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | Water was reported over 7th Street in Clinton. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | Water Street is impassable, due to water running over the road. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | A five inch diameter tree branch was blown down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | High waters were reported on Highway 7, due to the heavy rains. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Ttree limbs down on power lines. |
| May 2007 | Heavy Rain | Clinton | - | Total rainfall since this morning has been 2.49 inches. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | Estimated 8 inches of water was flowing over Highway 52. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Clinton | - | Numerous roads were closed in Clinton due to the heavy rains. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Law enforcement officials reported downed trees and power lines in Clinton. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | Tree limbs up to 8 inches in diameter, as well as utility poles, were downed. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Clinton | - | A severe weather spotter reported dime-size hail on the south side of Clinton. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Clinton | - | Severe thunderstorms produced hail up to nickel-size near and southeast of Clinton. Strong winds uprooted several trees and some windows were broken. |
| November 2020 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| February 2019 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Clinton | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clinton | - | 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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustave C. Haysler House | under 500 feet | 1995 | |
| Clinton Square Historic District | 0.2 miles | 2007 | |
| Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Building | 0.3 miles | 1991 | |
 | Judge Jerubial Gideon Dorman House | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
| C. C. Williams House | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99000380 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Henry County | All 8 listed properties in this county. |
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