Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Madison County · listed in 2006 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Thexton Ranch between 1999 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.3 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Madison County | HEGES |
| 15 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Madison County | HWY 55 |
| 14 August 1999 | Natural | 12 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | BOBCAT |
| 11 August 2018 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Central Land Office | not named |
| 29 May 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | COMPOUND |
| 16 December 2000 | Fireworks | 160 acres | Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest | EVANS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Thexton Ranch: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver, Feldspar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Unnamed Feldspar | Feldspar | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ennis, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Hail | Ennis | - | Trained spotter reports quarter sized hail near Ennis. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | Ennis raws enm8. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | Measured by enm8 raws station/ Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | Mesonet station ennm8 Ennis raws. 59 mph wind gust. Time of event is estimated. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | Mesonet station ENNM8 Ennis raws. Time estimated based on radar. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Ennis | - | Mesonet station Ennis raws ennm8. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | Mesonet station in Ennis recorded 63 mph peak gust from thunderstorm. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | Mesonet station in Ennis recorded 65-mph peak gust from thunderstorm. |
| July 2011 | Flood | Ennis | - | Water rapidly increased on the Wisconsin and Indian Creeks affecting areas around Sheridan and Twin Bridges. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Ennis | - | Parts of Highway 287 near Ennis closed due to flooding. |
| January 2011 | Flood | Ennis | - | Highway 287 was closed to through traffic due to flooding of the roadway. Highway 287 was under one to two feet of water. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Ennis | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Ennis 5SW. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 67 mph at Ennis. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Ennis 4SE. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 67 mph at Ennis. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 85 mph at Ennis 1W. Many trees and power lines were reported downed in Ennis. A roof was also blown off a building in Ennis. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Ennis | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 0.75 inch hail near Ennis. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | A light airplane crashed just short of the airport at the time the wind was measured gusting to 68 mph. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ennis | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000426 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Madison County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |
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