Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“The First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, was perhaps the smallest court house in the United States, and serves now as a museum.”
Wikipedia article First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Arthur County · listed in 1990 · category: District.
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 11 fires within 5 miles of First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail between 2003 and 2018, burning about 623 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 August 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 July 2005 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge | CAMEL |
| 6 June 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 26 June 2016 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 June 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arthur, the town this property stands in, in 200 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 148 hail, 41 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $75,000 | Most of a metal roof was blown off of a residents home. In addition, extensive water damage was also reported to this residence. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Arthur | $50,000 | Rainfall of approximately 2.50 inches in 20 minutes caused flash flooding in the coummunity of Arthur. There was extensive damage to streets and roads, basements flooded, and water in homes and businesses. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Arthur | $40,000 | Windows were broken, screens were knocked out, and a car was damaged. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Arthur | $30,000 | Lightning struck the TV antenna on a house and then traveled through the wiring in the house. The house received extensive fire, heat and smoke damage. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Arthur | $25,000 | During touchdown the tornado damaged or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed a wind mill and a 40 foot metal tower. The metal roof of nearby barn was peeled off and a trailer home was moved about 1 foot, with damage to the roof and siding. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Arthur | $20,000 | A window was broken, screens were knocked out, and a car sustained damage from tennis ball size hail. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $10,000 | Wind gusts of approximately 60 MPH accompanied the hail. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Arthur | $10,000 | Several storm chasers followed the supercell storm and recorded the tornado development. The tornado broke off or uprooted numerous trees, destroyed one small shed, peeled off the roof of another outbuilding, and damaged shingles on a home. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Arthur | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $8,000 | Thunderstorm outflow winds broke off large tree limbs. A roof of a house was damaged as a tree limb fell on it. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $5,000 | Public report that a power line was knocked down and caused a prairie fire. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds broke off large tree branches which fell on and damaged playground equipment at the city park. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $5,000 | Two 20 inch diameter utility poles were snapped near the ground. A 12 inch diameter tree trunk was also broken by the wind. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Arthur | $5,000 | Golfball to baseball size hail covered the ground and broke out windows in a house. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Arthur | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Arthur | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Arthur | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Arthur | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $1,000 | A large elm tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $1,000 | Four inch diameter tree limbs were broken off. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $1,000 | Numerous large tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Arthur | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Arthur | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Arthur | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | $500 | Large tree down |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Strong winds downed a tree onto a house in Arthur, via social media. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Arthur | - | Time was estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph reported at this location. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Arthur | - | Delayed report. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Arthur | - | Quarter sized hail reported at this location. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Mesonet station reported a 64 MPH wind gust southeast of Arthur. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph, reported at this location. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Arthur | - | Time was estimated by radar. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Arthur | - | Hail damaged a green house roof. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Arthur | - | Public reported half dollar size hail south of Arthur. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | No details. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | A cement block building with wooden roof was destroyed, and a barn door was ripped off. There were also several tree branches snapped off. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | No damage reported. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Arthur | - | Hail accumulated at the property. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH at this location. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Arthur | - | Hail covered the ground at this location. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Estimated wind speeds of 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 MPH, lasted 15 minutes. |
| August 2012 | Lightning | Arthur | - | A lightning strike ignited the McKeage wildfire. The fire burned an estimated 7,500 acres of grassland and timber. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Arthur | - | Rainfall of 0.90 inches fell at location. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arthur | - | Small branches down at location with half-inch size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pilgrim Holiness Church | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89002241 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Arthur County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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