Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Grant County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grant County Courthouse: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | Copper | Occurrence | 1978 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Medford, the town this property stands in, in 154 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 66 thunderstorm wind, 60 hail, 15 flash flood, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $7,000 | A roof was blown off a grain elevator by severe thunderstorm winds. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Medford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $4,000 | The top of a grain storage bin was damaged. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $2,000 | Social media image showing a power pole snapped. Relayed by broadcast media. Time is radar estimated. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $100 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree at a chuch. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $10 | Tree limbs up to three inches in diameter were blown from trees. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | $10 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Medford | - | An image was shared on social media. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Medford | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Medford (MEDF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Medford (MEDF) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Medford (MEDF) Mesonet observation. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Medford | - | A social media image was relayed by broadcast media. The location is approximate. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Medford (MEDF) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Tree damage and 2 semi trucks on their side in Medford. Time is radar estimate. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Highway 81 closed due to flowing flood water. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Flood waters flowing over Hwy 11. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Medford | - | Five to 7 inches of rainfall, especially eastern half of Grant county. Parts of SH-11, US-60, and SH-74 closed due to flooding. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | The wind gust occurred as a tornado moved to the south of the site. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | The wind occurred as a tornado moved southeast of the site. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Medford | - | Soon after one tornado dissipated just south of Medford, another tornado developed just southeast of Medford. This tornado moved north-northeast damaging hundreds of power poles east of Medford toward Deer Creek and heavily damaging the Hohmann substation west of Deer Creek. When the tornado reached a point to the northwest of Deer Creek, the tornado began to curve to the east-southeast passing just north of Deer Creek and dissipating 2 or 3 miles east of Deer Creek. Near Deer Creek, the tornado damaged the valve of a 30000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tank causing a leak that could not be stopped for a few hours. Much of the path of this tornado is estimated since it moved primarily through farmland. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Medford | - | This tornado developed just southwest of the town of Medford and remained south of town. The mesonet site southwest of Medford measured a wind gust 84 mph. A large barn was destroyed southwest of Medford, with debris scattered across the property. Many roadways leading in and out of Medford were closed due to fallen trees and power poles/lines. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Medford | - | The hail was reported near the intersection of Highways 11 and 81. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Nickel-size hail was also reported. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Medford | - | Tornado #A3. A brief tornado was observed southwest of the main tornado moving through Grant County. No damage was reported and the location is estimated. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Flash flooding was reported near the One Oak Plant, two to three miles southwest of Medford on Highway 81. Additional flooding was reported on CR M and M. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Three wind gusts ranging from 60 to 69 mph were measured from 1120 to 1135 pm. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Medford | - | The report was relayed by an Oklahoma City television station. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | The wind gust was measured by a National Severe Storms Laboratory/University of Oklahoma Mobile Mesonet vehicle. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | State Highway 11 was closed due to water running over the roadway. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Medford | - | Numerous roadways were closed over the western half of the county due to overnight and early morning heavy rainfall. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | US HIghway 81 was closed between Medford and Pond Creek due to water running over the roadway. |
| September 2008 | Heavy Rain | Medford | - | The measured rainfall was 5.10 inches, much of it falling in a six to eight hour period. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Medford | - | Hail was reported covering the ground. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Highway 81 was closed from Medford to the Kansas state line due to high water over the road. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Twenty to twenty-five inches of water were reported over Highway 81. A vehicle floated off the road between Medford and Pond Creek. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Heavy rains produced flash flooding which closed Highway 11 from Medford to the Highway 74 junction. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Medford | - | Hail was reported to cover the ground. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was reported at Highway 81. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Two feet of water was flowing across Highway 81. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Medford | - | Quarter-size hail was up to three inches deep. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Medford | - | Hail as large as golf balls cut a swath across central and eastern Grant and western Kay Counties. Wheat crops along this path were completely destroyed. On Highway 11 between Deer Creek and Nardin, hail covering the highway to depths of up to 8 inches forced motorists to stop. Some homes in Deer Creek were reportedly damaged by the large hail. This entry represents the Grant County portion of the event. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Highway 81 two to three miles south of Medford was under water. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medford | - | measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Medford | - | Highway 11 three miles east of Medford was under water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Bathhouse and Swimming Pool | 0.3 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003027 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Grant County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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