Buxton, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Duck Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66736. The Survey maps it on the Buxton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Independence quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Buxton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Coffeyville quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Coffeyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Buxton between 2015 and 2018, burning about 230 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 | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1500076 |
| 2 May 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Elk County | 17056 |
| 10 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500058 |
| 14 January 2018 | Debris and open burning | 170 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1803 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buxton in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 15 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Hail | Buxton | $50 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Buxton | $50 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Buxton | - | The damage was mainly to trees and outbuildings, but a two story home sustained roof damage when it was mostly torn off. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Buxton | - | Forty mph winds were also reported. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | A trained spotter estimated the gust. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | A trained spotter estimated the gust. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Buxton | - | Fifty mph winds were also reported. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | Pea sized hail was also reported. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Buxton | - | Brief touchdown in open country. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Buxton | - | Numerous roads under water. |
| February 2000 | Hail | Buxton | - | One inch hail also reported by law enforcement at 2325 CST. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Buxton | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Buxton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafontaine | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Fredonia | 7.7 miles | 24 | |
| New Albany | 8.3 miles | 24 | |
| Neodesha | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hilford | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Benedict Junction | 13.7 miles | 24 | |
| Buffville | 14.0 miles | 17 | |
| Altoona | 14.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484493. 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.










