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Bethel, Kansas

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Kansas City City. It lies in ZIP code area 66109. It stands on Marshall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wolcott quadrangle.

Bethel within Wyandotte County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 37 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

118 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Bethel between 2015 and 2020, burning about 377 acres in total. None 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/undetermined74
Smoking14
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service23901
18 September 2018Smokingunder an acreKansas Forest Service23365
14 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service22956
12 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service22772
5 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyandotte County18556
4 August 2018Smokingunder an acreKansas Forest Service19062
4 August 2018Fireworksunder an acreKansas Forest Service19080
4 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service19061

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wyandotte County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bethel: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Builders #1 Dredge & PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Muncie Creek Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Daniel QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hevalow & Shields QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wyandotte County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Beverly Hills1.5 miles40
Pomeroy1.7 miles37
Loma Vista2.1 miles37
Vinewood2.6 miles37
Welborn3.1 miles40
Stony Point3.5 miles38
Nearman3.5 miles40
Maywood3.7 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478589. 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.