Splitlog Church

Built in 1893. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

From the record

“Splitlog Church is a historic church building in the unincorporated community of Cayuga, Oklahoma, near Grove, Oklahoma. It is named for Mathias and Eliza Splitlog, who built the church and founded Cayuga, which was an industrial center in the late 1880s.”
Wikipedia article Splitlog Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 6 National Register listings published here for Delaware County · listed in 1972 · category: Building · built in 1893.

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

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. About 9 mi. NE of Grove, Grove, 74346
When was it listed? October 1972
Category. building
Census division. Grove
When was it built? 1893
National Register reference number. 72001061 - 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

103 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Splitlog Church between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,479 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 40 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
Arson/incendiarism	40
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	38
Debris and open burning	13
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Smoking	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Recreation and ceremony	2
Natural	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
9 September 2011	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30471
7 September 1998	Recreation and ceremony	2.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
22 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	5.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
7 August 2011	Arson/incendiarism	20 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30424
6 August 2006	Natural	7.0 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	30553
30 August 1999	Arson/incendiarism	65 acres	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
17 August 2000	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named
7 July 1994	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Oklahoma Division of Forestry	not named

Every fire recorded in Delaware County

Storms near this property

60 of 104 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grove, the town this property stands in, in 104 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 53 thunderstorm wind, 42 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 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
March 2020	Hail	Grove	$250,000	Large hail damaged vehicles, and the roofs of homes and businesses.
April 2025	Tornado (EF1)	Grove	$150,000	A tornado developed east of Monkey Island on Grand Lake o' the Cherokees. There is video of this tornado over the lake. The tornado moved northeast across Patricia Island, uprooting a couple trees and snapping large tree limbs. More large tree limbs and a few trees were uprooted near Highway 59. The tornado widened as it approached the S 620 Road, where the roof of a metal building system was damaged and trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to widen as it approached Grove Municipal Airport. Outbuildings were severely damaged, homes were damaged, and trees were snapped or uprooted near the airport. There is video of the tornado as it moved across the north side of the airport, damaging outbuildings. The tornado crossed Highway 10 and dissipated north of the E 280 Road. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100,000	Strong thunderstorm wind damaged boats, and the boat dock, at the Grand Lake Sailing Club.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew down between 150 and 200 trees along Grand Lake to the northwest of Grove. The winds also damaged several boat docks and did minor damage to some houses and cabins.
September 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind caused extensive damage to a storage building, and damaged a boat dock.
July 2020	Hail	Grove	$50,000	Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles, homes, and businesses.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$50,000	Strong thunderstorm wind damaged boats docks on Grand Lake near Highway 59.
May 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down 5 trees. A few of the trees blocked streets and fell on houses causing damage.
October 2002	Lightning	Grove	$50,000	Lightning struck the police station and a nearby house. The lightning did $10,000 damage to the police station. When the lightning struck the house it caused a fire which gutted the house. The damage estimated done to the house was $40,000.
August 2001	Lightning	Grove	$50,000	Lightning struck a house in Grove. The resulting fire destroyed the house.
May 2024	Hail	Grove	$25,000	Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2022	Hail	Grove	$25,000	Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$25,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, snapped large tree limbs, damaged the roof of a mobile home, damaged the roofs of several permanent homes, and blew down power lines.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roof of an airport hangar. Numerous large tree limbs and trees were also blown down. The wind damage resulted in power outages. At one time power was out over about half of the city.
March 2017	Hail	Grove	$25,000	no account filed
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$25,000	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$15,000	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs, and damaged the roofs of homes.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm wind damaged several green houses.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged the roofs of homes.
May 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, damaged boat docks, and damaged shingles of several homes near Holdens Cove.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$10,000	Winds tore loose a floating cafe on Grand Lake. One boat was missing after the storm.
September 2012	Hail	Grove	$10,000	no account filed
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$10,000	no account filed
October 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$5,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees and snapped power poles. A carport was severely damaged.
June 2001	Flash Flood	Grove	$5,000	Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flooding in the Buffalo Creek and Elk River areas. Seventeen people were evacuated from a campground and one person was rescued from a vehicle.
May 2017	Hail	Grove	$5,000	no account filed
October 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree fell on a carport.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$3,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines.
July 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$3,000	Thunderstorm wind estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree blocked a road. Power lines were also blown down.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm wind damaged a mobile home.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$2,000	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a power pole.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees and power lines.
March 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$1,000	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the roofs of a few outbuildings.
March 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$600	A tree limb and a power line were knocked down by strong winds.
March 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$500	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
September 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$500	Several large trees were blown onto and blocked nearby roadways.
March 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$500	Power pole snapped
February 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs.
July 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	A large tree was blown down northeast of Grove, blocking traffic for a time.
November 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	Several large tree limbs were blown down.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	A large tree was blown over.
July 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	no account filed
July 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	$100	no account filed
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew down small trees.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Grove	-	Several roads west of Grove were flooded and closed.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
July 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large trees.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Large trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped by strong thunderstorm wind.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Trees were damaged by strong thunderstorm wind.
February 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a street sign.
August 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs and a few trees at Honey Creek State Park.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Grove	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
February 2001	Hail	Grove	-	Dime size hail fell at Shangri La.

Every storm recorded in Delaware 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

3 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
Polson Cemetery	2.8 miles	1977
Corey House/Hotel	6.0 miles	1982
Delaware School, District No. 64	6.1 miles	2023

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 72001061 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Delaware County	All 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.
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.