Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
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 10 fires within 5 miles of First Congregational Church, U.C.C. between 2000 and 2020, burning about 89 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 13 August 2020 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 August 2012 | Smoking | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 27 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 February 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Naponee, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 20 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | $500,000 | A weakening cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced severe weather across southwestern portions of Franklin County. The NWS Cooperative Observer in Naponee reported hail around golf ball size and wind gusts exceeding 60 MPH. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Naponee | $500,000 | A weakening cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced severe weather across southwestern portions of Franklin County. The NWS Cooperative Observer in Naponee reported hail around golf ball size and wind gusts exceeding 60 MPH. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Naponee | $250,000 | Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported in the area. Hail up to nickel size was reported starting around 530 PM CDT, with the larger hail starting approximately 15 minutes later. |
| August 2018 | Lightning | Naponee | $50,000 | There was a lightning strike to an area of oil storage tanks, resulting in a fire. This fire destroyed 4 of the 5 storage tanks located at the facility. The time was estimated from radar data. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Naponee | $50,000 | Numerous areas in Franklin County picked up 3 to 4 inches of rain. This caused many rural roads to flood. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Naponee | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Naponee | $20,000 | Thunderstorms moved northeast out of northern Kansas and into southern Nebraska and dumped several inches of rain in southeast Franklin County during the evening and nighttime hours. This caused several roads and small creeks to become flooded. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Naponee | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in three damaged power poles in the area. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | $3,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in minor tree damage in town. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | - | There was a report of small branches downed in the Naponee area. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Naponee | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.37 inches was reported 2 miles southwest of Naponee. |
| October 2017 | Heavy Rain | Naponee | - | A 24-hour rainfall total of 3.17 inches was reported in Naponee. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Naponee | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 3.37 inches occurred in Naponee. Rain began in the early afternoon on August 4th. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Naponee | - | This report is from NERAIN network. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Naponee | - | A small tornado briefly touched down east of Naponee |
| August 2020 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Naponee | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Naponee | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82003188 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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