Antioch, Kansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66083. The Survey maps it on the Antioch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
46 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Antioch between 2006 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Johnson County | 2550120 |
| 29 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 2 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2140128 |
| 9 July 2018 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1900094 |
| 5 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1860098 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 285 |
| 3 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1840195 |
| 28 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2090121 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antioch in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | Downed trees and wires between Wellsville and Edgerton. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | Several reports of downed wires and tree limbs near Hillsdale Recreation Area south of Edgerton. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Antioch | - | KOFO reported a car with water up to the door required a water rescue. This was an isolated report. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Antioch | - | Half dollar sized hail fell along Interstate 35 just east of Wellsville. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Antioch | - | Numerous roads were closed across Miami County due to flash flooding. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | Emergency Management reported power lines down at 261st and Pleasant Valley Road. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Antioch | - | Dispatch reported several roads around the county were closed due to water over them. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 80 mph. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Antioch | - | Brief tornado touchdown noted in an open field by trained spotters, including an off duty NWS employee. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Antioch | - | Law enforcement reported wind gusts to 70 mph with one inch hail. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | Law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail and gusts to 70 mph. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Antioch | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Antioch | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Antioch | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Antioch | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479389. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.







