Rock Island Passenger Station

Built in 1912 (Tudor Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

From the record

“Waurika station is a former railway station in Waurika, Oklahoma, United States. It opened for service on August 20, 1912 by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.”
Wikipedia article Waurika station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 2002 · category: Building · built in 1912, Tudor Revival architecture.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 105 S. Meridian, Waurika, 73573
When was it listed? March 2002
Category. building
Census division. Waurika
When was it built? 1912
Architectural style. Tudor Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 02000173 - 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

3 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Rock Island Passenger Station between 2001 and 2017, burning about 4,150 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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	2
Arson/incendiarism	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
10 July 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	50 acres	Anadarko Agency	WAURIKA
5 January 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2,000 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	SQUIRREL CREEK
29 January 2008	Arson/incendiarism	2,100 acres	Chickasaw Agency	EAST WAURIKA

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this property

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Rock Island Passenger Station: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Unnamed Prospect	Manganese	Occurrence	1941
Unknown Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Waurika West-1	Copper	Occurrence	1932
Waurika West-2	Copper	Occurrence	1932

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this property

60 of 108 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waurika, the town this property stands in, in 108 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 56 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 3 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
March 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$5,000,000	no account filed
March 1993	Hail	Waurika	$500,000	no account filed
April 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$400,000	Straight-line winds caused roof damage to 12 homes, uprooted or destroyed many trees, broke several windows, damaged an outbuilding at a golf course and damaged some signs at the Richard Football Field. The strong winds cut a damage path a quarter of a mile wide and 2 miles long through the town.
August 2008	Flash Flood	Waurika	$50,000	The Sugden bridge along Highway 81 was under water. Water was reported over numerous county roads and highways, including Highway 70. Several homes reported as much as one foot of water inside the homes. Total rainfall for this area was nine to eleven inches. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$50,000	no account filed
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$25,000	A barn roof was blown off. Trees were also damaged.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$10,000	Trees and power poles were damaged 9 miles east of Waurika in a delayed report on mPing. The time of the damage is estimated.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$10,000	Truck stop at Highway 70 and 81 intersection had damage to roof. Estimated winds at 60 to 70 mph.
October 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$6,000	Trained spotter reported a power pole down on Highway 70.
February 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$5,000	Winds caused roof damage and 2-inch tree limbs downed.
April 2011	Hail	Waurika	$5,000	Minor damage was reported to a home. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$5,000	no account filed
March 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$2,400	Thunderstorm winds downed 8 high voltage power poles, cutting power to Waurika and Terral until after 7 pm that evening.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$2,000	MPing report of power pole damaged along US Highway 70. Time is radar estimated.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$2,000	A small barn was blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$2,000	no account filed
June 1999	Flash Flood	Waurika	$500	no account filed
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$100	Large tree limbs were blown down.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	$50	Several tree limbs were downed.
April 2025	Hail	Waurika	-	A phone call report.
May 2025	Flood	Waurika	-	A portion of U.S. Highway 70 was closed due to flooding along Beaver Creek. The event time is approximate.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Waurika (WAUR) Mesonet observation.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Waurika (WAUR) Mesonet observation.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Waurika (WAUR) Mesonet observation.
August 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Waurika (WAUR) Mesonet observation.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Small tree limbs downed.
May 2019	Tornado (EFU)	Waurika	-	Spotters with the highway patrol and emergency management and storm chasers observed a brief tornado estimated to be about 4 miles south-southwest of Waurika. No damage was reported.
May 2017	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	Minor roads and back roads were flooded.
April 2017	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	Highway 70 was closed due to flooding between the towns of Waurika and Ringling.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Waurika	-	KSWO TV reported a tornado crossed highway 70 to the west of Waurika. No damage was reported and the location is estimated.
May 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Waurika	-	A video was taken of a brief tornado near Waurika. No damage was reported and the location of this tornado is estimated.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	Street flooding in and around Waurika.
April 2011	Hail	Waurika	-	The hail was reported on the north side of town.
April 2009	Hail	Waurika	-	Up to quarter-size hail was reported in Waurika.
April 2008	Hail	Waurika	-	The hail was reported near the intersection of Highways 81 and 70.
June 2008	Hail	Waurika	-	Hail from quarter to over golfball size was reported in and around Waurika.
August 2008	Heavy Rain	Waurika	-	The measured precipitation total at the Waurika Fire Department was 10.50 inches. The rain fell from 5am on the 18th to 4am on the 19th.
March 2007	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches fell over south central Oklahoma during the morning and afternoon of March 30 and generated flash flooding across the region. At 1350 CST, the Jefferson County sheriff reported flash flooding in the city of Waurika.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	Several streets were closed in town due to high water.
December 2006	Hail	Waurika	-	Hail was reported at the Waurika courthouse.
December 2006	Hail	Waurika	-	Hail was reported at courthouse in Waurika.
October 2006	Flood	Waurika	-	Storm total precipitation amounts of 3 to 7 inches over western north Texas and southwestern Oklahoma generated heavy runoff along the Red River mainstem and its tributaries, and produced minor flooding along the Red River in the vicinity of Burkburnett, TX on October 17-19. The Red River crested at 10.5 feet, 1.5 feet above flood stage, at 9:00 am CST on October 18, and remained above flood stage from approximately 6:00 am CST on October 17 until 12:00 am CST on October 19. Low-lying areas and agricultural lands along the Red River were inundated during this period.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
April 2004	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	During the afternoon of April 30, strong to severe thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in excess of 3 inches over southern Jefferson County in south central Oklahoma. Flash flooding occurred in southwestern Jefferson County, as the Jefferson County emergency manager reported numerous secondary roads flooded at 4:00 pm CDT on April 30 from near Ryan, OK to 5 miles south of Waurika, OK.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2000	Hail	Waurika	-	Hail was reported on the south side.
April 1998	Flash Flood	Waurika	-	Two-inch rain on already saturated ground caused flash flooding of low-lying areas and resulted in several road closings in the Waurika area.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Waurika	-	Thunderstorms developed in northwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th and spread southeastward during the night. Wind gusts to 90 mph and hail up to walnut-size accompanied these storms. In several locations, damaging winds resulted in significant damage. Thunderstorm winds broke out windows, ripped shingles off roofs, damaged buildings, downed power poles, and broke off tree limbs in Enid. In addition, a building under construction at the Enid landfill sustained approximately $36,000 in damage. Thunderstorm winds blew out windows and downed tree limbs in Cherokee, knocked a tree onto a house and a camper, and downed power lines and trees in Alva, blew over a mobile home three miles west of Indiahoma, blew roofs off of boat houses near the south end of Lake Ellsworth four miles west-northwest of Elgin, knocked down a radio antenna and trees five miles northwest of Oakwood, knocked downed power lines east of Frederick, ripped a section of the roof off a gymnasium in Geronimo, damaged roofs and a greenhouse, broke plate glass windows, blew down fences, and uprooted trees in Temple, overturned a tractor-semitrailer three miles south of Cookietown on Interstate 44, downed power lines in Hastings, blew a camper over, damaged the Waurika Lake Marina, damaged several boats and sank one boat three miles northeast of Hastings, destroyed a roof and a barn just east of Hollis and deposited them across route 62, downed power lines in Hollis, and knocked down 28 power poles from just west of Hollis to two miles west of Hollis closing Route 62 for over nine hours. Thunderstorm winds also broke off large tree limbs in Tonkawa, Covington, Colony, Comanche, west of Jefferson, just north of Hydro, 6 NNE Elk City, Foss Lake State Park, and five miles southeast of Gould, downed a police antenna and a sign in Butler, overturned an unoccupied mobile home, tore the roof off another mobile home, and destroyed a fireworks stand in Clinton, tore half of the roof off an Economy Inn in Canute, knocked trees down into power lines, downed power poles, and tore shingles off of roofs in Elk City, downed a power pole in Burns Flat, downed power lines and trees in Waurika, ripped shingles off a house one mile north of Moorewood, ripped shingles off of houses, and knocked down large tree limbs in Granite, damaged the doors of a church and trees in Anadarko, tore the roof off a mobile home, knocked down power poles and trees in Mangum, knocked down 14 power poles from Walters to one and one-half miles west of Walters, downed power poles south of Thomas, blew over trees, and knocked down power lines in Medford, and knocked down a large tree in Garber. Lightning started two house fire near Geronimo. Two minor injuries were reported. In addition, lightning started a house fire one and one-half miles southeast of Comanche. Lightning started a house fire in Alva. Lightning destroyed four electric transformers, a fire station radio and a ceiling fan, and damaged television sets and computers in Clinton, damaged two transformers, an electric pole, and two conductors in Stillwater, and several transformers in Frederick. Lightning started a fire that destroyed a home in Faxon. Lightning struck a water well west of Jefferson which burnt out the motor.
March 2026	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
March 2024	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
May 2019	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
May 2015	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
May 2013	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
February 2012	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
April 2010	Hail	Waurika	-	no account filed
June 2007	Heavy Rain	Waurika	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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.

Listed places nearby

2 within 8 miles

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
	First Presbyterian Church	0.2 miles	2002
	Jefferson County Courthouse	0.2 miles	1984

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 02000173 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Jefferson County	All 4 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.