Aubry, Kansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Aubry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66085. The Survey maps it on the Stilwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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
- 1956 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
95 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Aubry between 2006 and 2019, burning about 132 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were 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/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2480037 |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2700111 |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Johnson County | 2160042 |
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 1890137 |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Aubry: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Valley Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aubry in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Aubry | $100,000 | The storm moved through a neighborhood and caused some damage to the residences. Several outbuildings were also heavily damaged or destroyed, but the tornado was deemed an EF-0. The most dramatic damage noted was a roof blown off the top of a garage where wind compromised the large entry doors and removed the roof from inside the building. The tornado crossed HWY 69 and dissipated near the Kansas and Missouri state line. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aubry | $50,000 | A camper was blown over, and a home under construction sustained significant damage. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aubry | - | Mping report of 3 inch tree limbs broken; power poles broken near Stilwell. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Aubry | - | Dime-size hail was reported in a severe thunderstorm near Aubry. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Aubry | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Aubry | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Aubry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19864974 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479570. 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.
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.








