Diamond Ranch

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

From the record

“The Diamond Ranch was established near Chugwater, Wyoming in 1878 by George Rainsford, a New York native who came west to breed horses. Rainsford, an architect, designed many of the structures at the ranch.”
Wikipedia article Diamond Ranch (Chugwater, Wyoming), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Platte County · listed in 1984 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 4 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
Address. NW of Chugwater, Chugwater, 82210
When was it listed? September 1984
Category. district
Census division. Chugwater
National Register reference number. 84003696 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

2 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Diamond Ranch between 2005 and 2007, burning about 1,090 acres in total. 1 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
Natural	1
Debris and open burning	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
15 July 2007	Natural	8.0 acres	Wyoming State Forestry	not named
2 November 2005	Debris and open burning	1,082 acres	Casper Field Office	RICHEAU HILLS 2

Every fire recorded in Platte County

Storms near this property

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chugwater, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 67 hail, 10 tornado, 7 flash flood, 6 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	Hail	Chugwater	$100,000	Hail from 1.75 to 2 inches in diameter reported.
September 1996	Flash Flood	Chugwater	$100,000	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Chugwater	$25,000	Golfball to softball sized hail reported in the Chugwater, Wyoming area.
June 1999	Hail	Chugwater	$25,000	no account filed
September 1999	Hail	Chugwater	$6,000	1 1/2 inch hail damaged a roof and broke a window
May 1996	Hail	Chugwater	$300	no account filed
June 2025	Hail	Chugwater	-	Mping report of 1.25 inch hail. Changed time on report due to report being delayed until after the storm left the area.
June 2023	Flash Flood	Chugwater	-	Fire Chief reported localized flash flooding in and near Chugwater.
July 2023	Hail	Chugwater	-	Received report of windows shattered on homes and vehicles south of Chugwater. Time estimated based on radar.
June 2023	Hail	Chugwater	-	Golf ball sized hail was reported 4 miles NE of Chugwater via mPING.
June 2023	Flash Flood	Chugwater	-	Emergency Manager reported roads around Chugwater and southern Platte County flooded and impassable.
June 2023	Hail	Chugwater	-	Trained spotter reported 2 inches of dime sized hail covering roads in northern Laramie County.
June 2023	Tornado (EFU)	Chugwater	-	Public report of a tornado touchdown 8 miles south southwest of Chugwater that lasted roughly 3 minutes. No damage reported.
June 2023	Tornado (EFU)	Chugwater	-	Trained spotters reported a brief (10-second) tornado touchdown just east of the town of Chugwater. The tornado remained over open country. Confirmed by official NWS Storm Survey.
June 2023	Hail	Chugwater	-	A storm chaser located 4 miles N of Chugwater reported ping-pong ball sized hail.
June 2023	Hail	Chugwater	-	A storm chaser reported golf ball sized hail 4 miles NE of Chugwater.
June 2021	Hail	Chugwater	-	Fire chief of Chugwater reported heavy hail damage to northbound vehicles traveling on Interstate 25 near mile marker 57.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Chugwater	-	Chugwater Fire District reported Iron Mountain Road near the Town of Chugwater was flooded.
May 2019	Flash Flood	Chugwater	-	Up to a foot of water left vehicles stranded across downtown Chugwater.
June 2019	Hail	Chugwater	-	Photo received through social media of hail accumulation of four to six inches deep on area road.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chugwater	-	Winds were an estimation given that the resident was unable to get their front door open in addition to barely being able to remain standing.
August 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Chugwater	-	Estimated winds from observer using handheld anemometer.
August 2019	Flash Flood	Chugwater	-	Heavy rain and hail accumulation contributed to rapid water rise on area waterways with the flash flood waters washing out a portion of Highway 313 east of the town of Chugwater.
September 2019	Hail	Chugwater	-	Observer noted up to four inches of hail accumulation was on the ground at mile marker 116.
September 2019	Tornado (EFU)	Chugwater	-	Platte County official observed the tornado over the open plains east of the town of Chugwater and as it lifted east of the shared county line with Goshen. No discernible damage was reported with the rope-shaped tornado to rate any higher than unknown. Given the limited access and no visible damage, path length and width should be considered as an estimated value.
October 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Chugwater	-	Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were observed at Chugwater.
July 2018	Hail	Chugwater	-	Quarter size hail was observed west of Chugwater.
July 2018	Hail	Chugwater	-	Ping pong ball size hail was observed east of Chugwater.
July 2018	Hail	Chugwater	-	Nickel to golf ball size hail was observed just east of Chugwater.
July 2018	Hail	Chugwater	-	Penny to quarter size hail was observed at Chugwater.
June 2016	Hail	Chugwater	-	Quarter size hail was reported 11 miles west of Chugwater.
June 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Chugwater	-	Estimated wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph were reported at Chugwater.
August 2016	Hail	Chugwater	-	Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 11 miles west of Chugwater.
June 2015	Hail	Chugwater	-	Golf ball size hail was observed eight miles north-northwest of Chugwater.
June 2015	Hail	Chugwater	-	Golf ball size hail was observed at Chugwater.
June 2015	Hail	Chugwater	-	Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail was reported four miles east of Chugwater.
September 2014	Heavy Rain	Chugwater	-	An observer measured 1.96 inches of rain.
June 2014	Hail	Chugwater	-	Quarter size hail was observed southeast of Bordeaux.
July 2013	Hail	Chugwater	-	Quarter size hail was reported north of Chugwater.
July 2013	Hail	Chugwater	-	Quarter size hail was reported on Interstate 25 between mile markers 59 and 65 north of Chugwater.
July 2013	Hail	Chugwater	-	Marble to quarter size hail was reported southeast of Chugwater.
June 2013	Hail	Chugwater	-	Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported north of Chugwater.
June 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Chugwater	-	Estimated path width due to no storm survey being conducted. No damage was reported.
June 2010	Hail	Chugwater	-	Also reported 1.75 inch hail at 1525MST.
July 2010	Tornado (EF0)	Chugwater	-	Law enforcement reported a brief touchdown of a tornado east of Chugwater. Tornado touched down in open range land and no damage was reported.
July 2009	Hail	Chugwater	-	Hail from 3/4 to 1.25 inches in diameter reported around Chugwater, WY.
July 2009	Flash Flood	Chugwater	-	Draws in the Chugwater area flooded due to large hail and short duration but very heavy rainfall.
June 2009	Hail	Chugwater	-	Hail reported to be from 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter.
June 2009	Tornado (EF0)	Chugwater	-	Rope tornado touched down and lifted multiple times along track over open country.
May 2008	Tornado (EF0)	Chugwater	-	Tornado remained over open country.
July 2007	Hail	Chugwater	-	Reported on Interstate 25 near mile marker 58.
April 2007	Hail	Chugwater	-	Hail up to 3/4 inch reported on state highway 313.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Chugwater	-	Strong wind blew an 8-10 inch diameter tree down.
June 2005	Hail	Chugwater	-	Penny to nickel sized hail reported.
August 2002	Tornado (F0)	Chugwater	-	Brief tornado reported over open country.
August 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Chugwater	-	60-70 mph wind gusts reported in Chugwater, WY
June 1999	Hail	Chugwater	-	1 inch hail fell 8 miles east of Chugwater, WY
June 1998	Tornado (F0)	Chugwater	-	A tornado moved across open country south of Chugwater and dissipated. The sheriffs office said that the tornado only churned up some grass and dirt. A pilot who was flying 25 miles northwest of Cheyenne also observed the tornado on the ground.
May 1994	Tornado (F0)	Chugwater	-	A possible small tornado destroyed a small barn 14 miles west of Chugwater. Ranch wranglers saw a funnel just after the barn was destroyed.
June 2021	Hail	Chugwater	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Platte 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.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 84003696 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Platte County	All 14 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.
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.