Beaver, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Beaver Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67525. The Survey maps it on the Beaver quadrangle.
On record in Beaver
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Beaver Creek Native Stone Bridgelisted 2008
Bridge #218-Off System Bridgelisted 2008
Bridge No. 222-Off System Bridgelisted 2008
Bridge No. 640 Federal Aid Highway System Bridgelisted 2008
Bridge No. 650-Federal Aid Highway System Bridgelisted 2008
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1896 USGS Russell quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Russell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Beaver between 2015 and 2020, burning about 47 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 | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Barton County | 17055 |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 5 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Barton County | 2 |
| 28 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15010 |
| 13 January 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 16004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaver in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $40,000 | Winds estimated around 70 to 80 mph produced extensive damage to a church in Dubuque in northern Barton county. An outbuilding was damaged, along with the church steeple. Additionally, several windows were broken out of the sacristy, and a wall of a quonset hut was blown away. Just east of Dubuque, the storm produced damage to some homes in the form of broken windows, damaged siding and shredded roofs. Consequently, hail likely occurred at times with the wind, but exact hail size remains unknown. However, reports further northwest in Russell county suggest hail could have been up to golfball size. Some area crops were also heavily damaged, but damage estimates are unknown. Property damage amounts are rough estimates. The Great Bend Tribune was the sole contributor to this report. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $18,000 | High winds knocked down several power poles. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $12,000 | Four power poles were knocked down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | The wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 to 70 mph. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Beaver | - | Based on image posted via Twitter. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Beaver | - | Lots of hail was reported ranging from pea sized to one inch. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | Law enforcement reported zero visibility and winds in excess of 60 mph. |
| November 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | The strong winds were reported by a trained spotter. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Beaver | - | The hail occurred in the town of Dubuque. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Beaver | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitschmann | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dubuque | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Susank | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Odin | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Redwing | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Stickney | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Farhman | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hoisington | 10.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475426. 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.





