Chilocco Indian Agricultural School

Built in 1884 (Colonial Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“Chilocco Indian School was an agricultural school for Native Americans on reserved land in north-central Oklahoma from 1884 to 1980. It was approximately 20 miles north of Ponca City, Oklahoma and seven miles north of Newkirk, Oklahoma, near the Kansas border.”
Wikipedia article Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 60 National Register listings published here for Kay County · listed in 2006 · category: District · built in 1884, Colonial Revival architecture.

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

The listing

Address. US 77 and E0018 Rd., Newkirk, 74647
When was it listed? September 2006
Category. district
Census division. Newkirk
When was it built? 1884
Architectural style. Colonial Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture
National Register reference number. 06000792 - 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

59 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School between 2000 and 2020, burning about 6,899 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were 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	21
Debris and open burning	20
Arson/incendiarism	7
Smoking	4
Power generation/transmission/distribution	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Other causes	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
5 September 2015	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	1580
17 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	1655
5 August 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	25 acres	Cowley County	1507
30 August 2000	Recreation and ceremony	3.0 acres	Southern Plains Regional Office	HARDMAN
26 August 2001	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Southern Plains Regional Office	PONCA
15 August 2001	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Southern Plains Regional Office	KELLY
29 July 2017	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Cowley County	1464
27 July 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Pawnee Agency	WAVERLY

Every fire recorded in Kay County

Mines and quarries near this property

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unknown Limestone Pits	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Kay County

Storms near this property

60 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newkirk, the town this property stands in, in 119 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 63 thunderstorm wind, 46 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 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
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$80,000	A storm associated with a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) produced widespread wind damage and an embedded tornado path. The area of wind developed just southwest of Newkirk and produced a swath of mostly light damage to trees through central, southern and eastern sections of Newkirk including downtown. A few homes and buildings were damaged. The most significant wind damage was on the northeast side where a mobile home was destroyed. The swath of wind damage was generally 300-500 yards wide through much of Newkirk, but ended in a large divergent downburst just northeast of town that became about 1500 yards wide.
April 2024	Tornado (EF1)	Newkirk	$75,000	A mobile home was damaged near where this tornado developed west of La Cann Road and south of Gate Road. The tornado moved east-northeast producing damage to another mobile home and trees along Gate Road.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$40,000	A gas station canopy was blown over in Newkirk.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$25,000	A relayed image shows a gas station awning blown over. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2019	Tornado (EF1)	Newkirk	$25,000	A storm associated with a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) produced a wide swath of wind damage and an embedded tornado in and near Newkirk. The tornado developed on the southwest side of town, moved northeast to just southeast of downtown, then turned north along Pine Avenue dissipating just northeast of town. A few houses had some minor damage and a number of sheds and outbuildings were damaged. Tree and power line damage was also observed along the path.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$15,000	The winds downed 18 utility poles and took out power to the entire town of Newkirk. Damages estimated.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$15,000	Damage was reported to a barn with the roof completely destroyed. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$15,000	Roof was blown off a barn.
April 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$10,000	A car port was blown from a house into the street, where it blocked traffic.
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$10,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$5,000	Numerous power lines blown down. Time is radar estimated.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$5,000	Rotting tree snapped 10 feet up trunk and fell on house. Time estimated from radar.
May 1994	Hail	Newkirk	$5,000	no account filed
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$5,000	no account filed
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$3,000	Tree damage, one outbuilding overturned, and a few barns with some tin blown off roof.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$3,000	A fireworks stand was blown over. A person working inside was briefly trapped in the debris, but escaped unharmed. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$500	no account filed
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	$500	no account filed
May 1997	Tornado (F0)	Newkirk	$100	A tornado downed a swath of trees northwest of Newkirk.
April 2026	Tornado (EFU)	Newkirk	-	An Oklahoma City television station meteorologist observed a tornado develop just southeast of the city limits of Newkirk. This tornado appears to have moved through an open landscape southeast of Newkirk and no damage was reported, so the specific path is estimated.
June 2025	Hail	Newkirk	-	The location is approximate.
April 2024	Hail	Newkirk	-	Time is radar estimated.
May 2024	Hail	Newkirk	-	Relayed by emergency management.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	No damage reported.
April 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	No damage reported.
June 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Tree downed. Time estimated by radar and nearby surface Mesonet observation.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	No damage reported.
June 2016	Flash Flood	Newkirk	-	Water covered Peckham road.
May 2016	Hail	Newkirk	-	This report was relayed via the mPing (Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground) application.
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	No damage reported.
June 2014	Hail	Newkirk	-	No damage information provided.
June 2014	Hail	Newkirk	-	No damage information was provided.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Mesonet station at Newkirk recorded a gust 59 mph.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Estimated 60 mph wind gusts near Newkirk. No damage was reported.
April 2011	Hail	Newkirk	-	Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	No damage occurred with the severe wind.
October 2009	Heavy Rain	Newkirk	-	The total rainfall accumulation was 2.57 inches.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Another wind gust of 59 mph was measured at 0115 CDT.
June 2009	Hail	Newkirk	-	Nickel- to quarter-size hail was reported in Newkirk.
July 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	The wind gust was the result of a wet microburst.
May 2008	Hail	Newkirk	-	Dime to nickel-size hail was reported.
March 2007	Flash Flood	Newkirk	-	Heavy rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches over northern Kay County during the morning hours of March 20 produced flash flooding in the area. At 1147 CST, the Kay County sheriff's office reported flash flooding along rural roads over Wolf Creek one mile east of Newkirk.
May 2002	Flash Flood	Newkirk	-	Highway 77 was closed due to high water.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
April 1999	Hail	Newkirk	-	Hail reported on the east side of Newkirk.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Measured by Oklahoma Mesonet.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Measured by Oklahoma Mesonet.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	Thunderstorms in northern Oklahoma late on the 8th and early on the 9th produced hail up to golf ball-size and damaging winds. Strong thunderstorm winds tore shingles from a house and downed tree limbs seven miles east-southeast of Selman and downed tree limbs 8.5 miles northeast of Newkirk. Golf ball-size hail covered the ground in Laverne and was still on the ground six hours later.
May 2024	Hail	Newkirk	-	no account filed
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed
April 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Newkirk	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kay 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

5 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.

Property	Distance	Listed
Bennie L. Aupperle Dairy Barn	4.6 miles	2012
Newkirk Central Business District	5.9 miles	1984
Sheets House	6.9 miles	2011
Kay County Courthouse	7.2 miles	1984
Newkirk Water Purification Plant	7.4 miles	1988

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 06000792 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Kay County	All 60 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.