Built in 1945. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
“Bounds Barn, in Marshall County, Oklahoma near Kingston, Oklahoma, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.”
Wikipedia article James H. Bounds Barn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Marshall County · listed in 2013 · category: Building · built in 1945.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of James H. Bounds Barn between 1998 and 2008, burning about 954 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WILLIAMS |
| 1 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 343 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PAGE |
| 27 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 570 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CANEY CREE |
| 11 March 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | CLIFF LAWN |
| 20 January 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | DALLASACRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of James H. Bounds Barn: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kingston, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 40 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | 1 killed, $10,000,000 | Eight boathouses were sunk, and forty boats were damaged at Catfish Bay Marina on Lake Texoma. Nearly one-third of a 300 boat-slip and several nearby cabins were also heavily damaged. One man was killed when the boat he was on capsized and sank. |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Kingston | 2 hurt, $1,000 | Lightning struck a building that housed the grill for the Chickasaw Pointe Golf Resort located in the Lake Texoma State Park a few miles north of Highway 70. Two women working at a grill cooking hamburgers were struck by the lightning which is believed to have traveled down the vent hood. Both women were not seriously injured. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | 1 hurt, $12,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree onto a mobile home. A woman suffered a broken leg when the tree struck her as she was fleeing the mobile home. |
| March 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Kingston | $500,000 | The first area of damage was noted about 2 miles south of Kingston where a house received significant roof damage. The tornado moved northeast crossing US-70 in the far eastern portion of Kingston where a number of homes and businesses were significantly damaged, including metal buildings where roof and wall panels were pulled from the building. Tree damage continued to the northeast and debris from the structures on US-70 fell in areas to the northeast as the tornado approached the northwestern arm of Lake Texoma. Damage to trees, outbuildings and a couple of homes continued as the tornado approached Little City. Widespread tree and structure damage occurred in Little City, primarily of EF0 and low EF1 intensity before the tornado dissipated just northeast of town. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $20,000 | An outbuilding was destroyed. No injuries were reported. The report was relayed by KXII-TV. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $5,000 | Several tree limbs and power lines were blown down. Power was out to most of the town. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $3,000 | Trees were blown over onto power lines. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $2,000 | A tree blew down, which toppled a power line as well. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $1,500 | A storage building was destroyed and shingles were blown from the roof at a nursing home. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $10 | Three inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Kingston | - | MPing report. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Kingston | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Kingston | - | Measured with calipers. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | Location estimated by radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | Mping report of golfball to 2 inch hail. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Kingston | - | Street flooding reported from MPING. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Kingston | - | KXII-TV received two public reports and a photograph of a tornado that was observed to briefly touch down from the Enos area of Marshall County near Lake Texoma. The time and the location of this tornado are estimated and no damage is known to have occurred. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Kingston | - | Trained spotter reported 1 hail. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Four utility poles/power lines were downed on Bounds Road. A large tree fell onto a house, and several small outbuildings were also destroyed. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | Hail was observed at Lake Texoma State Park. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | A gasoline sign was blown over at Bill's Town and Country Store. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 90 mph downed several trees. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | Thunderstorms in central Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 21st produced hail up to quarter-size and wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kingston | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Kingston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | United States Post Office Madill | 5.2 miles | 2009 |
 | Marshall County Courthouse | 5.2 miles | 1984 |
 | Worth Hotel | 5.2 miles | 1985 |
| Oakland School | 6.3 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000941 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Marshall County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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