Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Eureka Community Hall is a site on the National Register of Historic Places located in Eureka, Montana. It was added to the Register on October 18, 1985.”
Wikipedia article Eureka Community Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 1985 · 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 263 fires within 5 miles of Eureka Community Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 460 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 101 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kootenai National Forest | FLAMING OWL |
| 27 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | CIRCLE J |
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | PINKHAM RANCH |
| 22 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | BARN |
| 19 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | HAY |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | ROCK LAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eureka Community Hall: 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnett-Hoerner | Barium-Barite | Prospect | ||
| Tobacco River Placer | Gold | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eureka, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2020: 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $20,000 | Significant power line and power pole damage was reported by the power company, due to multiple, downed trees. A photo on social media showed a large pine tree on top of a car. Power was out in the area for almost 24 hours. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Eureka | $4,000 | Hail caused significant damage to two vehicles and broke small tree limbs off nearby trees 2 miles southeast of Eureka. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Eureka | - | Lincoln County Sheriff reported bridge washouts, small stream flooding county wide with residents sandbagging property to protect homes. Flooding was reported near Libby from Libby Creek over topping its bands and flood waters lapping onto a home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Farmers and Merchants State Bank | 0.1 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85003236 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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