BlockCameron, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Silverdale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67005. It stands on Silver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maple City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1889 USGS Burden quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Maple City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sedan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Cameron between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,552 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cowley County | 1712 |
| 16 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cowley County | 2274 |
| 25 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Cowley County | 1261 |
| 22 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1062 |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 960 |
| 6 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 6 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 2 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Silverdale | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Maple City | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Eschs (historical) | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Parkerfield | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Arkansas City | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Dexter | 10.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484424. 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.