BlockBefore
Photograph of United States Post Office Nowata
Photograph by Stugarrett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

United States Post Office Nowata

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

From the record

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Nowata County · listed in 2009 · category: Building.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 109 N. Pine St., Nowata, 74048
  • When was it listed? April 2009
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Oklahoma Post Offices with Section Art MPS
  • Census division. Nowata
  • National Register reference number. 09000217 - 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

1 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of United States Post Office Nowata in 2012, burning about 6 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
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 June 2012Arson/incendiarism6.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40302

Every fire recorded in Nowata County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of United States Post Office Nowata: 26 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Leco Materials Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayProducer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Nowata County

Storms near this property

60 of 125 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nowata, the town this property stands in, in 125 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 71 thunderstorm wind, 39 hail, 10 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2002Thunderstorm WindNowata$3,500,000Thunderstorm winds measured at 74 miles an hour at a nearby mesonet site and estimated at 80 miles an hour at Nowata did widespread damage in and around Nowata. Several hundred trees and power poles were damaged or blown down. The trees fell on several houses causing roof damage. Several cars were also damaged. The downed power poles caused widespread power outages that lasted up to 12 hours.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindNowata$750,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles did serious damage along a 6 miles long area from just southwest of Nowata to just northwest of Nowata. Two homes, an indoor livestock area and 5 barns were destroyed. Twelve other structures received significant roof damage. This damage was produced by the same line of thunderstorms that produced significant wind damage in Bartlesville earlier in the morning.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindNowata$500,000no account filed
September 2012HailNowata$100,000Wind-driven baseball size hail broke windows, damaged the roofs and siding of homes, and damaged automobiles.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNowata$60,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed several steel-framed structures, damaged a number of homes, snapped numerous power poles, and snapped or uprooted trees.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNowata$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped a number of power poles and uprooted trees.
May 2017HailNowata$20,000no account filed
June 2014HailNowata$20,000no account filed
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000Power lines were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the metal siding of an outdoor garage, blew shingles off the roofs of several homes, and snapped large tree limbs.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew part of a roof off of a house.
April 2008Flash FloodNowata$5,000Heavy rain caused severe street flooding. Water entered some homes.
May 2017HailNowata$5,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000no account filed
May 1996LightningNowata$5,000no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000no account filed
April 1995Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindNowata$5,000no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindNowata$4,000Five to six power lines were blown down near New Alluwe
July 2001Thunderstorm WindNowata$3,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines and an amateur radio antenna.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindNowata$3,000A home sustained roof damage.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindNowata$3,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindNowata$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs and blew down power lines.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindNowata$2,000no account filed
October 1998Thunderstorm WindNowata$1,500Several trees and a power line were blown down in Nowata.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindNowata$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down power lines.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindNowata$500Severe thunderstorms moved across northeast Oklahoma during the very early morning of July 3rd. Strong thunderstorm wind blew the tin siding off a barn in Nowata and also blew down large tree limbs in Nowata. Large tree limbs were also blown down in Delaware, and 60 mph winds blew down large tree limbs at Wah-sha-she State Park six miles northeast of Bowring. Thunderstorm winds also gusted to 60 miles an hour in Lenapah. Nickel-size hail fell at Copan, and dime-size hail fell at Grainola and at Delaware.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindNowata$100Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindNowata$100Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree limb.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindNowata$100Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindNowata$100Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNowata$100no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNowata$100no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindNowata$100no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindNowata$100no account filed
May 2021Flash FloodNowata-Several roads were reported flooded on the southeast side of town.
May 2019Flash FloodNowata-Portions of Highway 169 in Nowata were closed due to high water.
June 2019Flash FloodNowata-Several roads were flooded in and around Nowata.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 62 mph.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindNowata-Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted a large tree.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindNowata-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Nowata-Storm spotters reported a brief tornado. Large tree limbs were snapped by this tornado.
April 2012Tornado (EF1)Nowata-Storm spotters reported a brief tornado. The tornado snapped hardwood trees.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindNowata-Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down large trees.
May 2011Flash FloodNowata-The county road just north of Highway 60 along the Nowata/Craig County line was flooded and impassable.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb.
November 2008Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree.
May 2008Flash FloodNowata-Heavy rain caused secondary roads to be flooded near and to the west of Nowata.
June 2008Flash FloodNowata-Heavy rain flooded many secondary roads. Water also flowed over Highway 169 north of Nowata.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down two large trees.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindNowata-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindNowata-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large limbs, which blocked a road.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindNowata-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs.

Every storm recorded in Nowata 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

4 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Nowata County Courthouse0.2 miles1984
Cemetery Patent 1104.5 miles2001
Diamond Point Dependent District No. 44 School5.2 miles1996
Moore Ranch7.6 miles2010

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 09000217 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Nowata CountyAll 6 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.