BlockFrom the record
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Blaine County · listed in 1970 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Cantonment
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. N of Canton, Canton, 73724
- When was it listed? April 1970
- Category. site
- Census division. Canton
- National Register reference number. 70000527 - 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
28 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Cantonment between 2005 and 2018, burning about 255 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 17 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | HAIGLER #2 |
| 21 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Concho Field Office | DENTON |
| 10 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Concho Field Office | ALLISON |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | BLUFF |
| 6 July 2013 | Fireworks | 6.0 acres | Concho Field Office | CONTONEMENT |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Concho Field Office | CONTONEMENT |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Concho Field Office | BAKER |
| 2 July 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Concho Field Office | SMOKE BOMB |
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cantonment: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
50 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Canton, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 25 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | 4 hurt, $25,000 | A trailer was blown over at Canton Lake. Four occupants inside were injured. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $150,000 | Large trees fell on homes and vehicles. A trailer-home was blown over. The VFW building was destroyed, and numerous storage buildings were blown over. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $25,000 | Numerous power poles were snapped on Highway 51. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Canton | $15,000 | The hail caused some minor roof and car window damage. Golfball size hail was also reported one mile northwest of Homestead. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $6,000 | Large trees were downed blocking State Highway 58 about 4 miles south of Canton. Monetary damage is estimated. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $6,000 | A barn, damaged by severe thunderstorm winds the day before, was completely destroyed. Also, tin on the front of a mini-mall was damaged. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $5,000 | Several trees down over the roadway on the south side of Canton. A storm chaser estimated winds of 70 mph. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $3,000 | Limbs up to 8 inches in diameter were blown down across a widespread area on the north side of town. Trees were also uprooted, a carport was destroyed, and a barn was severely damaged by the severe winds. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Canton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $2,000 | A large tree was blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $400 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed power poles. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | $10 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Canton | - | Social media image with ruler measurement. Evidence that the hailstone had undergone prior melting. Time is radar estimated. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | No damage reported. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | Numerous large tree limbs were downed. Minor damage to carports and shingles were also reported. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Canton | - | The hail was reported along HWY 51. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Canton | - | The hail was relayed from KWTV-9. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Canton | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Canton | - | no account filed |
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
1 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre Family Barn | 4.2 miles | 2013 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000527 in Record Group 79. |
| Blaine County | All 18 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.