Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
“The Dewey County Courthouse in Taloga, Oklahoma was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.”
Wikipedia article Dewey County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Dewey County · listed in 1985 · 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 10 fires within 5 miles of Dewey County Courthouse between 1999 and 2016, burning about 3,550 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Concho Field Office | EAGLE II |
| 31 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Concho Field Office | FIELD |
| 29 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Concho Field Office | FEED |
| 26 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | EAGLE |
| 4 May 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,657 acres | Concho Field Office | 270 |
| 28 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Concho Field Office | VANDERWORK |
| 28 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 587 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | LENORA |
| 14 February 2000 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Concho Field Office | SQUINT EYE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dewey County Courthouse: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Taloga, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 28 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | $5,000 | An Apco gas station had its awning roof blown off. The awning was found a block away. An auto body shop also sustained roof damage. Trees and large tree limbs were downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | $2,500 | Power lines were downed, briefly closing Highway 183. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | $1,000 | Tree limbs, up to 12 inches in diameter, were downed in town. Road signs were blown down south of town near the cemetery. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | $10 | Two inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Taloga | - | Time is radar estimated. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Taloga | - | Water over the roadways, road closures. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Taloga | - | The report was relayed by the Dewey county sheriff. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Taloga | - | The report was relayed by the Dewey county sheriff. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Taloga | - | Reported by the Dewey county sheriff. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Taloga | - | Water over Highway 183 made it impassable. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Taloga | - | The River Road near the River Bridge was closed due to at least a foot of water running over top of it. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Taloga | - | Hail was observed covering Highway 183. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Taloga | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taloga | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Seiling Milling Company | 7.6 miles | 1983 |
 | McAllister House | 7.9 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85000680 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dewey County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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