A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
One of 14 National Register listings published here for McIntosh County · listed in 1970 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Honey Springs Battlefield between 2006 and 2012, burning about 6,004 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | HONEY SPRINGS |
| 15 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | DUMP 2 |
| 21 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | RENTIESVILLE FIRE |
| 18 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,250 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | DIRTY CREEK FIRE |
| 15 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 115 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAINS |
| 14 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BLUE BIRD |
| 7 January 2006 | Natural | 3,110 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | WAINWRIGHT 2 |
| 5 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 97 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SHADY GROVE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rentiesville, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 13 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Hail | Rentiesville | $75,000 | Hen egg size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rentiesville | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Rentiesville | $30,000 | A tornado severely damaged a mobile home, damaged a home, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The estimated peak wind in the tornado based on this damage was 110 mph. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Rentiesville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Rentiesville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rentiesville | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large highway sign on US-69. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Rentiesville | - | This brief tornado was reported by a trained storm spotter. It snapped large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 70 to 75 mph. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rentiesville | - | A storm spotter measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 62 mph. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Rentiesville | - | Big Elk Creek on the north side of town flooded roads. |
| January 2024 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| January 2023 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Rentiesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Oklahoma Odd Fellows Home at Checotah | 5.1 miles | 2001 |
 | Checotah City Hall | 5.7 miles | 1998 |
| Checotah Business District | 5.8 miles | 1982 | |
 | Methodist Episcopal Church, South | 5.8 miles | 1984 |
 | Tabor House | 5.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Checotah MKT Depot | 6.1 miles | 1991 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 70000848 in Record Group 79. |
| McIntosh County | All 14 listed properties in this county. |
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