BlockFrom the record
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Blaine County · listed in 1983 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Old Salt Works
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. SE of Southard, Southard, 73772
- When was it listed? July 1983
- Category. site
- Census division. Watonga
- National Register reference number. 83002075 - 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
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Old Salt Works between 1996 and 2020, burning about 480 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Concho Field Office | CARLETON |
| 25 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Concho Field Office | BAREFOOT |
| 6 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Concho Field Office | RUBY |
| 1 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | BIRDSHEAD |
| 3 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Concho Field Office | GARRIOTT |
| 2 June 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Concho Field Office | NINEMILE |
| 15 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Concho Field Office | CAMPER |
| 10 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | KEPHART |
Mines and quarries near this property
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Old Salt Works: 26 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 26 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Pumice, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Ash Prospect | Pumice, Bentonite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Volcanic Ash Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Okeene Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Southard Mine & Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
Storms near this property
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southard, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | $500 | One power pole was downed. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | $400 | A couple of trees were uprooted as a result of the strong wind. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | $10 | Four-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Southard | - | MPing report. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southard | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Southard | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Southard | - | 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
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Plant Office Building, U.S. Gypsum Co. | 2.9 miles | 1983 | |
| Cronkhite Ranch House | 5.6 miles | 1983 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83002075 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.