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Photograph of Holy Name Catholic School
Photograph by Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Holy Name Catholic School

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

From the record

“The Holy Name Catholic School is a school and a historic school building located at 121 S. The school is one of the oldest Catholic schools in Wyoming, and its 1914 building is the oldest Catholic school building in the state.”

Wikipedia article Holy Name Catholic School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Sheridan County · listed in 2013 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 121 S. Connor St., Sheridan, 82801
  • When was it listed? April 2013
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Educational Facilities in Wyoming, 1850-1960 MPS
  • Census division. Sheridan
  • National Register reference number. 13000212 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

120 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Holy Name Catholic School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 626 acres in total. 6 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined58
Debris and open burning15
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Smoking9
Recreation and ceremony6
Natural6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1998Natural210 acresCasper Field OfficeIVY
6 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
23 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
20 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresSheridan CountyCARRINGTON FIRE
2 September 2020Natural100 acresWyoming State ForestrySTAGING
2 September 2006Naturalunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
16 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
12 September 2019Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreSheridan CountyBURTON ST.

Every fire recorded in Sheridan County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Holy Name Catholic School: 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Gypsum-Anhydrite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dygert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownCopperOccurrence
UnknownStonePast Producer
UnnamedGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sheridan County

Storms near this property

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheridan, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 48 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998FloodSheridan$20,000The Little Goose Creek flooded a small subdivision when a slow moving thunderstorm produced over 1.50 inches of rainfall in 20 minutes. A house basement was reported to have been flooded.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSheridan$10,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Downed power lines and tree limbs were reported.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Winds were estimated to be 50 to 60 mph just north of Sheridan.
May 2013HailSheridan-Numerous reports of hail ranging in size from pea to quarter were received in and around the Sheridan area.
June 2010Funnel CloudSheridan-A large funnel cloud was reported just north of Sheridan.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-A thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph was measured at the Sheridan ASOS.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 66 mph were reported at the Sheridan airport.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 70 mph were estimated in Sheridan.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 61 mph were reported at the Sheridan airport.
June 2008HailSheridan-Quarter size hail was reported at I-90 and Main Street on the north side of Sheridan.
June 2008HailSheridan-Ping pong ball size hail was reported on the south side of Sheridan at Sheridan College.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Sheridan reported a wind gust of 60 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Wind gusts of 70 mph were estimated in Sheridan.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-No damage was reported.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-No damage was reported.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-No damage was reported.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Numerous power outages were reported in the city of Sheridan due to 70 mph wind gusts.
June 2007FloodSheridan-Five Mile Creek was flooded along with 3rd Avenue West.
June 2007Heavy RainSheridan-Rainfall from the storm was 3.20 inches in 12 hours.
July 2007HailSheridan-Numerous reports received of street flooding along with tree limbs down across the city of Sheridan.
July 2007Flash FloodSheridan-During the course of the evening, there were several reports of power lines down, street flooding and six inch diameter trees down across roads.
May 2006HailSheridan-Hail broke windows at spotters' home
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Semi truck blown over on Interstate 90 at Mile Marker 32.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Spotter reported temperature rose from 74 degrees to 88 degrees in 2 minutes coincident with the wind gust
June 2006HailSheridan-Funnel cloud also reported by law enforcement on Interstate 90.
June 2006HailSheridan-Crops were flattened and vehicles were dented.
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-2.52 inches of rain in Dayton (24 hour total)
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-3.45 inches of rain in Sheridan
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-3.92 inches of rain 7SW Sheridan (Storm Total Precipitation, 2.75 inches in 24 hours)
May 2005Heavy RainSheridan-2.45 inches of rain fell in 14 hours in Sheridan
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSheridan-Burgess Junction RAWS
June 2004HailSheridan-Hail on north side of town
June 2004HailSheridan-Hail on north side of town
June 2004Tornado (F0)Sheridan-An F0 tornado touched down just north of Sheridan, Wyoming over open range. The tornado formed at 325 pm and dissipated at 350 pm. No damage, injuries, or deaths occurred. The tornado touched down approximately N 44.86 W 107.06 and lifted at N 44.87 W 107.00 with a track of 3.6 miles.
August 2002HailSheridan-Ground whitened by hail
August 2002Heavy RainSheridan-1.50 inches of rain in 45 minutes. Some street flooding briefly occurred but receded quickly.
August 2002Flash FloodSheridan-Business owners reported flooded basements downtown.
June 2001HailSheridan-1.00 inch hail drifted and was still present on the morning of the 4th.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSheridan-65 mph thunderstorm wind gust estimated by spotter.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSheridan-72 mph thunderstorm wind gust estimated by spotter.
July 2001Flash FloodSheridan-Minor flooding over roads...hail floating on water
July 2001HailSheridan-Windshield broken and vehicle damaged
July 2001HailSheridan-Hail drifted over a foot deep
August 1999HailSheridan-Spotter report of nickel size hail.
April 1999HailSheridan-Golf ball sized hail was reported between Sheridan and Ucross
August 1999HailSheridan-Several reports of nickel and dime size hail near Sheridan.
July 1998Heavy RainSheridan-A spotter reported 1.50 inches of rain in one hour from a thunderstorm.
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
September 2024HailSheridan-no account filed
July 2021HailSheridan-no account filed
July 2017HailSheridan-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSheridan-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindSheridan-no account filed
June 2013HailSheridan-no account filed
June 2013HailSheridan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sheridan County

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

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
160-166 N. Main0.2 miles1982
Sheridan County Courthouse0.3 miles1982
St. Peter's Episcopal Church0.3 miles2013
Robinson-Smith House0.5 miles2016
Sheridan Railroad Historic District0.5 miles2004
Sheridan Inn0.6 miles1966

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 13000212 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Sheridan CountyAll 29 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.