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Hodgeman County, Kansas

18 topographic sheets cover 6 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

4 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Kansas within the United States
Hodgeman County within Kansas

What the record shows

  • 90 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 4 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings and 1 structure.
  • 1 of the 4 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 6 populated places in this county; 6 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

4

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Hackberry Creek Bridgestructure198585001424
T. S. Haun Housebuilding197373000759
Hodgeman County Courthousebuilding200202000429
St. Mary's Catholic Churchbuilding201515000144

Wildfire, 2006 to 2020

18 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 18 of them, burning about 11,303 acres. None started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined6,400 acresKansas CountiesHODGEMAN WEST
15 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4,480 acresKansas CountiesHODGEMAN EAST
30 January 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined301 acresHodgeman County2
17 April 2015Smoking50 acresKansas Forest Service1
24 February 2016Smoking30 acresKansas Forest Service8
17 November 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresKansas Forest Service1
7 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
18 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service236

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1955 to 2025

60 of 711 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 711 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 4 injuries and about $4,587,460 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail408
Thunderstorm Wind199
Tornado60
Heavy Rain32
Flash Flood5
Flood5
Funnel Cloud2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1991Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
April 1972Tornado (F4)not stated1 hurt, $250,000no account filed
September 1959Tornado (F2)not stated1 hurt, $2,500no account filed
May 2015Flash FloodJetmore$3,000,000Numerous county roads were washed out due to flash flooding.
April 1976Tornado (F1)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 2007Tornado (EF3)Jetmore$210,000This large tornado destroyed three homes and did damage to one other. Hundreds of power poles were broken along with a handful of pivot irrigation sprinklers and barns. Trees also sustained major damage. There were also at least 50 head of cattle dead from this tornado in Hodgeman county. Parts of the debris from a shed were found 40 miles north. A wedding book registry was found intact 34 miles from the original location in a home that was destroyed. This tornado continued into Ness county at 925 PM CDT.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindJetmore$200,000no account filed
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Gray$60,000This QLCS tornado heavily damaged a pivot irrigation sprinkler.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindHanston$60,000Five miles of power poles, or around 80, were blown down by the high wind along US Highway 156.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindJetmore$55,000A pivot irrigation sprinkler was overturned by the high wind. There was also a large tree blown down and damage was done to a shed.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindGray$55,000Center irrigation pivot sprinkler blown over.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindJetmore Muni Arpt$50,000A pivot irrigation sprinkler was overturned by high wind.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindJetmore$50,000Ten power poles downed.
June 1968Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
April 1964Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 2008FloodHanston$12,000The Emergency Manager reported water over several county roads and was greater than six inches deep.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJetmore$10,000A 30 by 40 foot shed was destroyed and a grain cart was moved 10 feet.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore$5,000Pictures via social media show large section of a tree fell onto a house in Jetmore with several other large tree branches and a flag pole broken across town.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindJetmore$3,000Five power poles were blown down.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindHanston$3,000Five power poles were snapped off by the high wind.
March 2007Tornado (EF1)Howell$2,500This tornado moved out of Ford county at 834 PM and ended just before a much bigger tornado formed west of Jetmore. Damage was done to power poles.
July 1968Tornadonot stated$2,500no account filed
April 1955Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 1998HailHanston$1,800Windshield broken.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindJetmore$1,500Several power poles were blown down 1/2 mile east of Jetmore. The downed power lines also started a grass fire.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindJetmore$600Two power poles blown down.
September 1967Tornado (F0)not stated$250no account filed
June 1961Tornado (F1)not stated$250no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore-Photos on social media show power poles downed east of Hodgeman Medical Center.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHanston-A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph. The same station again recorded 65 mph a few minutes later.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore-Kansas State Mesonet site Hodgeman County measured an 88 mph wind gust.
April 2025HailJetmore Muni Arpt-Public report of 1 inch hail.
April 2025HailJetmore Muni Arpt-Emergency manager reported 2 inch hail.
August 2025HailJetmore-A public report of 1.75 inch hail.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore-A public report via social media of a shed destroyed with pictures.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHanston-Report of 8 to 10 inch tree branches snapped via social media.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHanston-The report was from the B-Hart Farm AWN weather station.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHanston-This report was received from an AWN weather station.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindGray-The wind was estimated to be gusting from 50 to 60 mph. Time estimated from radar.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindHanston-A mesonet site recorded a 63 mph wind gust.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore Muni Arpt-A mesonet site recorded a 71 mph wind gust.
October 2025HailJetmore-A public report of 1 inch hail.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore-A public report of a 60 mph wind gust.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindJetmore-A CO-OP observer reported a 70 mph wind gust.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHanston-The wind was estimated at 70-80 mph from outflow ahead of incoming storms. A 16-18 inch round live tree broke off and fell on the house with only minor damage. There was an old garage with part of the roof torn off.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindJetmore-Wind gust of 60 mph.
May 2024Heavy RainHanston-Rainfall report of 1.85 inches.
May 2024Heavy RainJetmore Muni Arpt-Rainfall report of 2.33 inches.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindJetmore-The storm spotter described a small path of damage through the cemetery, including tree damage and head stone damage. A photograph of one head stone was shown to be flipped upside down. Time of event estimated based on radar data.
May 2022HailHanston-Most of the stones were smaller than golf ball sized.
August 2021Tornado (EF0)Jetmore Muni Arpt-This landspout tornado was observed from start to finish was did not damage any object other than kicking up dirt and field plant material.
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Jetmore Muni Arpt-This was a qlcs tornado that moved out of Ford County.
July 2020Heavy RainJetmore-Rainfall of 2.85 inches was observed.
July 2020Heavy RainJetmore-Rainfall of 2.57 inches was observed with the majority falling in a 3 hour period.
June 2020Heavy RainJetmore Muni Arpt-The majority of the rain fell in less than 2 hours and totaled 4.54 inches.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindJetmore-Two barns were blown down by the high wind.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindJetmore-Winds were estimated to be gusting to 60 MPH.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHanston-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.

Every populated place in the county

6

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.