Bazaar, Kansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bazaar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66845. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cottonwood Falls quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1898 USGS Cottonwood Falls quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Cottonwood Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Bazaar between 2003 and 2018, burning about 6,594 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 50 |
| 7 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 26 |
| 5 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Chase County | NICKEL CREEK |
| 11 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 28 |
| 11 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,000 acres | Chase County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bazaar in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 4 hail, 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bazaar | $20,000 | A semi-truck was blown over near mile marker 110 on the Kansas Turnpike, roughly 9 miles northeast of Matfield Green. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bazaar | - | This report was relayed via social media. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bazaar | - | A semi truck was flipped over on the Kansas Turnpike. Time is estimated from radar. |
| November 2022 | Heavy Rain | Bazaar | - | A mesont reported 1.89 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bazaar | - | This was an estimated gust. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Bazaar | - | This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.47 inches. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Bazaar | - | The hail occurred on the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 107. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Bazaar | - | Water was completely over highway 177 2 miles south of Bazaar. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Bazaar | - | Reports of minor street flooding was noted at many low water crossings across the county. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Bazaar | - | Nickel to quarter size hail occurred, along with one inch of rain in 30 minutes. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Bazaar | - | The tornado moved across open country and caused no damage. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Bazaar | - | A brief landspout tornado touched down in an open field. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Bazaar | - | A brief landspout tornado touched down in an open field. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Bazaar | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cottonwood Falls | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Matfield Green | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Strong City | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Elmdale | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Neva | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ellinor | 10.1 miles | 19 | |
| Clements | 11.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 477396. 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.




