Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“Stafford's Grocery, at 201 Main St. in Winifred, Montana, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.”
Wikipedia article Stafford's Grocery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 48 National Register listings published here for Fergus County · listed in 2016 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 Stafford's Grocery between 2017 and 2020, burning about 1,214 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/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Other causes | 1,095 acres | North Central Montana District | ROSE CREEK |
| 28 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 26 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 22 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 14 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fergus County | FDH-MTLG08-118 |
| 13 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 10 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
| 29 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Northeastern Land Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winifred, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 19 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2000 | Hail | Winifred | $2,000 | Damage to house and vehicle. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | Montana mesonet station Woodhawk (acewinif) measured a 60 mph gust. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Winifred 12W. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Winifred 3NE. Also, a thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Winifred 1SSE. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust to 60 mph at Winifred 8SW. Also, a thunderstorm produced a gust to 58 mph at Winifred 1S. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Winifred | - | Ice jam formation along the Missouri River caused flooding at the James Kipp State Park recreation area. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Winifred 17NE. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Winifred 4NE. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Winifred 1SSE. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1.75 inch diameter hail at Winifred 5E. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Winifred | - | A thunderstorm dropped 1 inch diameter hail at Winifred 5WNW. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1.25 inch diameter hail at Winifred. The hail broke most windows of the west side of numerous houses and covered the ground to a depth of one and one-half inches. The storm also produced a wind gust to 71 mph. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm dropped .88 inch diameter hail at Winifred. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Winifred | - | A tornado was spotted by campers along the Missouri River between Winifred and Highway 191. Minimal damage was reported to fences in the area. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 0.75 inch hail at Winifred 10NE. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm produced a 67 mph wind gust at Winifred. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 2.75 inch hail at Winifred 11NW. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 1.25 inch hail at Winifred 20NE. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Winifred | - | A tornado was spotted over rural areas in Northwest Fergus County, about 10 miles southwest of Winifred. No damage was reported. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Winifred | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 1.00 inch hail at Winifred 3E. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | Actual spotter location Winifred 1 S. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | 1.25 inch hail and wind gust to 52kt. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Winifred | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Winifred | - | 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 16000141 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Fergus County | All 48 listed properties in this county. |
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