Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Sheridan County · listed in 1993 · 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Comertown Historic District between 2000 and 2008, burning about 140 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | GJESDAL WEST |
| 21 April 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 100 acres | Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | NORTHROOT |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westby, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1997 and 2022: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westby | $75,000 | The strong wind destroyed a barn in the town of Westby. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westby | - | Public measured, on a home weather station, a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Westby | - | Broadcast media reported at least 2.75 inches of rain in Westby. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Westby | - | Public reported multiple cold air funnels. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Westby | - | Cooperative observer reported nickel-sized hail. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Westby | - | Trained spotter reported hail up to the size of nickels. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Westby | - | Quarter-sized hail with heavy rain. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westby | - | Wind gust estimated. Small hail was also reported. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Westby | - | A Canadian Border Patrol Officer observed a funnel cloud crossing into North Dakota from northeast Montana. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Westby | - | A tornado briefly touched down about 10 miles west of Westby. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westby | - | Thunderstorm winds blew 800 pound hay bales off of a truck. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Westby | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Westby | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Westby | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Valley Lutheran Church | 6.4 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001149 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sheridan County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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