Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“The William Cather Homestead Site, in Webster County, Nebraska near Red Cloud, Nebraska, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article William Cather Homestead Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Webster County · listed in 1982 · category: Site.
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 4 fires within 5 miles of William Cather Homestead Site between 2009 and 2020, burning about 81 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 16 January 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Red Cloud, the town this property stands in, in 92 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 49 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 9 heavy rain, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Hail | Red Cloud | $15,000,000 | Hail up to the size of baseballs fell across Red Cloud for approximately 25 minutes. There were numerous reports of car damage, and there was likely roof and siding damage as well. Trees in the area also suffered damage from the hail. |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Red Cloud | $5,000,000 | Tornado touched down five miles south of Red Cloud and moved northwest. A home was damaged just south of Inavale. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $150,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in downed tree limbs across town, some falling onto power lines and causing power outages. A resident just southeast of town reported pivot and grain bin damage near their location in addition to tree damage. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Red Cloud | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorms dropped as much as 4 to 6 inches of heavy rain across the area. Rural roads in the area were affected by running water, as were a portion of Highway 78/128 near the border of Webster County, NE and Jewell County, KS and a portion of Highway 281 in Smith County, KS. Some of the highest measured rain totals included: 5.62 inches from nine miles north-northwest of Burr Oak, KS; 5.61 inches from three miles east of Guide Rock, NE; 5.60 inches from six miles north of Esbon; 4.84 inches from four miles north-northwest of Bostwick. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Red Cloud | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Red Cloud | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $70,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Red Cloud | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Red Cloud | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Red Cloud | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Red Cloud | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Red Cloud | $35,000 | Hail was accompanied by 75 MPH wind gusts. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $35,000 | Wind (measured by a personal weather station) was accompanied by nickel size hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Red Cloud | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $25,000 | Several small branches were down around town, along with half of a larger tree, due to an apparent microburst. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Red Cloud | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Red Cloud | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Red Cloud | $20,000 | With six and three quarters of an inch of rain over a 48 hour period, the Crooked Creek overflowed its banks by two to three feet. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $15,000 | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 MPH just north of Red Cloud, where the power went out from the strong wind gusts. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $15,000 | Wind gusts were estimated between 55 and 60 MPH, causing the town of Red Cloud to lose power. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Red Cloud | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Red Cloud | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Red Cloud | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Red Cloud | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Red Cloud | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Red Cloud | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Red Cloud | $5,000 | Hail ranged from quarter to golf ball size. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $5,000 | Two large tree limbs were downed by wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $5,000 | Several trees were uprooted at the local golf course. Other trees were damaged. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Red Cloud | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Red Cloud | - | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in some downed power lines in Red Cloud. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | A 12-hour (overnight) rain total of 3.54 inches occurred four miles east of Red Cloud. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | A rainfall total of 4.0 inches occurred in Red Cloud. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | A 12 hour total of 3.20 inches fell through 7 am CDT. This report was from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network (NERAIN). |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.62 inches reported over last 24 hours by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.82 inches reported over last 24 hours. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.50 inches was reported by a NeRAIN observer. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | Storm total rainfall of 3 inches was reported. |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | Storm total rainfall over the past 24 hours of 3 inches was reported. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Red Cloud | - | Rainfall total of 1.33 inches. Some pea size hail reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Red Cloud | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | George Cather Farmstead | 2.3 miles | 1982 |
| Crossroads Grave Site | 3.1 miles | 1982 | |
| St. Stephenie Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church | 3.9 miles | 1982 | |
 | Pavelka Farmstead | 7.5 miles | 1979 |
 | IOOF Hall and Opera House | 7.9 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004921 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Webster County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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