Built in 1921. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“Bookman General Store, on Main Street in Ingomar, Montana, was built in 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.”
Wikipedia article J.A. Bookman General Store, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Rosebud County · listed in 1994 · category: Building · built in 1921.
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 1 fire within 5 miles of J. A. Bookman General Store in 2020, burning about 1 acre 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Rosebud County | CHARLIE - ROSEBUD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ingomar, the town this property stands in, in 34 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | $5,000 | Roof damaged. Wind rolled horse trailer 70 yards |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | Mesonet station mting near 1.6 W Ingomar. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | Mesonet station mting at 1.6 W Ingomar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | Mesonet station mting at 1.6 W Ingomar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | Mesonet station mting at 1.6 w Ingomar. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Ingomar | - | COOP Observer temperature sensor was damaged. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded 1 mile west of Ingomar. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded one mile west of Ingomar. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | A severe thunderstorm that originated in the Lewistown area, having a history of hail and damaging winds, resulted in a microburst by the time it reached Ingomar. A damage assessment indicated enhanced microburst winds upwards of 75 mph. Damage was a quarter mile wide and a mile in length. Numerous structures were impacted with some damage. A corner roof on one house was torn off, a metal shed was destroyed and an RV was rolled. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | Severe wind gusts occurred for a period of 20 minutes. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Ingomar | - | Spotter report of dime size hail. |
| August 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Ingomar | - | Brief touchdown reported by Rosebud County Sheriff. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ingomar | - | Nickel to dime sized hail was reported in Ingomar. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Ingomar | - | Two spotters reported dime size hail, in and just east of, Ingomar. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Ingomar | - | Dime size hail fell at Ingomar and accumulated 4 inches deep just north of Ingomar. |
| July 1998 | Heavy Rain | Ingomar | - | A spotter reported a half inch of rain in 15 minutes. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Ingomar | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Ingomar | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wiley, Clark & Greening Bank | under 500 feet | 1994 |
| Ingomar Public School | 0.1 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94001067 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rosebud County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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