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Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabin

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

From the record

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Sioux County · listed in 1977 · category: District.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 3 structuress, 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Cook, Harold J., Homestead Cabin - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 3 mi. E of Agate off NE 29 on Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Agate, 69346
  • When was it listed? August 1977
  • Category. district
  • Precinct. Whistle Creek precinct
  • National Register reference number. 77000156 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

8 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabin between 1992 and 2019, burning about 34 acres in total. 3 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
Debris and open burning4
Natural3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 September 2011Naturalunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
9 August 2011Naturalunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
8 July 2008Natural20 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
14 June 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 May 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentSKAVDAHL02
27 April 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentSKAVDAHL
22 April 2008Debris and open burning12 acresAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentCARNEGIE WILDFIRE
27 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAgate Fossil Beds National MonumentAGATE

Every fire recorded in Sioux County

Storms near this property

60 of 93 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Agate, the town this property stands in, in 93 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 71 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2017Tornado (EF2)Agate1 hurt, $6,000A tornado crossed the WY/NE state line into Sioux County, NE at 1630 MST, and continued northeast before lifting west of Highway 29, 8 miles south-southwest of Harrison, NE at 1701 MST. Damage consistent with EF-2 intensity was noted by the survey team to the residence, as well as to surrounding trees and outbuildings (DI 2, DOD 6) 13 miles southwest of Harrison, NE. One resident at this location was treated and released at a local hospital with injuries incurred from flying debris in the home.
July 2001HailAgate$10,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAgate$3,000Power poles blown down by 60 mph winds
May 1998HailAgate$2,000A storm produced quarter size hail in Agate.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAgate-Mesonet station northeast of Agate Nebraska.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAgate-An estimated wind gust to 80 MPH was reported 5 miles NE of Morrill.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAgate-A trained weather spotter measured a wind gust to 85 MPH 5 miles NE of Morrill.
June 2023HailAgate-A trained weather spotter reported quarter sized hail at his location approximately 10 miles northwest of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
July 2023HailAgate-Received photo of ground covered in ping pong to golf ball size hail.
July 2023HailAgate-Received report via mPING.
July 2022HailAgate-Very large hail reported approximately 10 miles southwest of Agate. Largest stones measured at 4.3 inches in diameter.
June 2022HailAgate-Received report on Facebook.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAgate-Brief gustnado was observed and captured on video. No damage reported and winds are estimated.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Agate-Multiple photos and video confirmed evidence of landspout tornado near the Agate Fossil Bed National Monument. Landspout remained over rural areas producing no discernable damage to rate other than unknown. Given sparse information and lack of damage, path and width are estimates.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindAgate-RAWS station AGTN1 - Agate Fossil Beds reported wind gust 2 mile east-northeast of Agate, NE.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindAgate-Reports of recently plowed fields having dust lifted reducing area visibility in addition to tree limbs being broken off.
August 2018HailAgate-Tennis ball size hail was observed north of Agate.
July 2018Flash FloodAgate-Localized flash flooding was observed with at least six inches of flowing water over portions of Highway 29 south of Agate.
May 2018HailAgate-Quarter size hail was observed west of Agate.
May 2017HailAgate-Dime to quarter size hail covered the ground.
June 2017HailAgate-Quarter size hail was observed 15 miles southwest of Harrison.
July 2017HailAgate-Quarter size hail was observed 15 miles southwest of Agate bed National Monument.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindAgate-The RAWS sensor at Agate measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
June 2015HailAgate-Ping pong ball size hail was reported two miles north-northeast of Henry.
June 2015HailAgate-Golf ball size hail was reported two miles east-northeast of Henry.
June 2015HailAgate-Quarter size hail accumulated four inches deep.
June 2015HailAgate-Tennis ball size hail destroyed hay bales and corn crops.
June 2015HailAgate-Ping pong ball size hail was reported near Highway 29 seven miles north of Mitchell.
June 2015HailAgate-Golf ball size hail was reported near Highway 29 seven miles north of Mitchell.
August 2015HailAgate-Quarter size hail was observed near Highway 29 about two miles west of the Agate Fossil Beds.
September 2015HailAgate-Quarter size hail was reported 18 miles southwest of Agate.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindAgate-Winds were estimated at 55 to 60 mph northeast of Mitchell.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Agate-A weak tornado touched down in open country about 7 miles north-northeast of Lake Minatare and was on the ground for five minutes. No damage was reported.
May 2014Funnel CloudAgate-Two funnel clouds were sighted 15 miles north of Scottsbluff.
May 2014Funnel CloudAgate-A funnel cloud was sighted just above the ground 15 miles northeast of Scottsbluff.
June 2014HailAgate-Quarter size hail was observed 15 miles south of Harrison on Morrill Road.
August 2014HailAgate-Half dollar size hail was reported seven miles east of Highway 71.
September 2014Heavy RainAgate-Two and a half inches of rain was reported.
May 2014HailAgate-Quarter size hail was reported eight miles north of Mitchell.
July 2013HailAgate-Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
July 2013HailAgate-Marble to quarter size hail was reported in Agate.
May 2013Funnel CloudAgate-A public report of a brief funnel cloud was relayed by KNEB Scottsbluff.
May 2010HailAgate-Hail estimated at 1 fell 12.5 miles northwest of Agate, NE.
May 2010HailAgate-At 1120MST hail was reported just south of Agate along Highway 29.
July 2009HailAgate-Most hail was from 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindAgate-Brief wind gusts from storm outflow.
June 2008Flash FloodAgate-Water reported out of banks at state highway 29 along Dry Spottedtail Creek.
June 2006Tornado (F0)Agate-Visible funnel observed from cloud base to about 1/2 way to ground. Dust swirl noted on ground for 2 to 3 minutes.
July 2006HailAgate-Hail 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter reported along state highway 29 from 5 miles north to 5 miles southof Agate, and accumulated several inches deep near Agate.
September 1999Tornado (F0)Agate-Brief tornado spotted by public neat the county line
June 1999HailAgate-1.75 inch hail reported 3 miles north of Henry,NE
March 1998HailAgate-A storm produced golf ball size hail 20 miles SW of Agate or 5 miles NE of Henry.
July 2024HailAgate-no account filed
August 2024HailAgate-no account filed
July 2023HailAgate-no account filed
July 2023HailAgate-no account filed
July 2023HailAgate-no account filed
July 2023HailAgate-no account filed
June 2022HailAgate-no account filed
June 2022HailAgate-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sioux County

Map coverage status

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 77000156 in Record Group 79.
Sioux CountyAll 2 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.