Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“Blackburn Methodist Church, now known as the Blackburn Cornerstone Church, is an historic church at D Street and 4th Avenue in Blackburn, Oklahoma.”
Wikipedia article Blackburn Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 13 National Register listings published here for Pawnee County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · 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 42 fires within 5 miles of Blackburn Methodist Church between 1999 and 2019, burning about 10,561 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 15 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Natural | 11 acres | Osage Agency | MAKER |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | 50 acres | Osage Agency | BRUMLEY |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Osage Agency | PILE DRIVE |
| 22 July 2012 | Natural | 19 acres | Osage Agency | FAIRWEATHER |
| 9 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Osage Agency | BRUCE |
| 7 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | Osage Agency | TAP WIRE |
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Pawnee Agency | ALBERT |
| 6 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Osage Agency | 3Y |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Blackburn Methodist Church: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brensing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Davis Dredge & Sand Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blackburn, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2009: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackburn | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines causing power outages. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Blackburn | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84003398 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pawnee County | All 13 listed properties in this county. |
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