Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
“Nelson's Grocery, in Christine, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The listing included three contributing buildings.”
Wikipedia article Nelson's Grocery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Richland County · listed in 1977 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 1 fire within 5 miles of Nelson's Grocery in 2005, burning about 20 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Christine, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 2013 | Flood | Christine | $10,000 | Overland flooding developed over portions of rural Eagle Township. Four to eight inches of very heavy rainfall from the preceding evening collected in farm fields, ditches, and small streams through the early morning then steadily drained towards the Red River during the day. County and township roads were overtopped and partially washed out at several locations. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Christine | $5,000 | Fields and farm access roads were flooded across portions of south Eagle Township. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | $5,000 | A 50 foot tall radio tower was blown down in the strong wind. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Christine | $2,000 | Farm yards and fields were flooded near Christine. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | - | A few 4 to 6 inch diameter branches were blown down in shelterbelts between mile points 39 and 42. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Christine | - | The hail was mostly quarter size. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | - | A stop sign was bent over by the strong winds. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Christine | - | A persistent funnel cloud was noted near the Red River... between Christine and Wolverton. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Christine | - | Golf ball to hen egg sized hail fell. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | - | Trees were knocked over and split. The time was estimated from radar. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | - | Many large tree branches were blown down by the strong wind. Crops were also flattened by the wind and rain. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Christine | - | The observer measured 1.10 inches of rain between 1220 AM and 1245 AM CDT. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Christine | - | The tornado briefly touched down in an open field. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Christine | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Christine | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Christine | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Christine | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Christine | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Christine | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Post Office | under 500 feet | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77001027 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Richland County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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