Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Oldham Methodist Church is a historic church at Main Street and Epton Avenue in Oldham, South Dakota, USA. It was built in 1914 and was added to the National Register in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Oldham Methodist Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Kingsbury County · listed in 1987 · 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 3 fires within 5 miles of Oldham Methodist Church between 1997 and 1998, burning about 48 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | CRANDALL |
| 21 April 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Madison Wetland Management District | ERIKSRUD |
| 12 December 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Colman Volunteer Fire Department | MILE MARKER |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oldham, the town this property stands in, in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 15 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 2002 | Hail | Oldham | $500,000 | Large hail broke numerous windows in buildings and vehicles in Oldham and rural areas nearby, and caused other damage to vehicles. The hail also caused or along with severe winds contributed to widespread crop damage in the area, with some crops totally destroyed. The amount of crop damage, as well as the part of the crop damage due to hail, could not be determined. However, thousands of acres were believed to be affected. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage. The winds also blew down power lines and poles, including many in the town of Oldham. The winds, along with large hail, contributed to widespread crop damage, with some corn and soybean crops totally destroyed. The amount of crop damage, as well as the part due to the winds, could not be determined. However, thousands of acres were believed to be affected. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down six to eight inch diameter tree limbs. Some of the limbs fell on garages and trucks, and knocked down at least one television antenna. A power outage was also caused by debris falling on power lines. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 66 mph was measured by a personal weather station 5 miles north of Oldham. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Oldham | - | Rainfall totaled 3.60 inches, and fell in just over a two-hour period. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | Plenty of dust reducing visibility. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | Blowing dust reducing visibility. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | A few branches were downed. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi truck, and cause tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Oldham | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including small branches blown down. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Oldham | - | Several roads and area fields were flooded after heavy rain. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Oldham | - | Large hail caused crop damage. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Oldham | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Oldham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson-Loriks House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87001728 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kingsbury County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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