Carbondale, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Ridgeway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66414. The Survey maps it on the Carbondale quadrangle. 1,352 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,125 feet above sea level.
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On record in Carbondale
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 1 record
Karnes Stone Barnlisted 2004
Population over time
2 figuresCarbondale fell from 1,437 to 1,352 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,437 | |
| 2020 | 1,352 | -85 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1889 USGS Burlingame quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Burlingame quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
61 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Carbondale between 2015 and 2020, burning about 564 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1800242 |
| 18 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Osage County | 196 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1800106 |
| 6 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1800105 |
| 4 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 82 |
| 27 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 482 |
| 26 April 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 107 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1800134 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carbondale in 63 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 33 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 6 funnel cloud, 4 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | Carbondale | $125,000 | Large hail and high winds combined to produced a 1.5 mile wide west to east swath of damage through the northern of the county, mainly along highway 56 from Overbrook and then west near highway 31. |
| November 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Carbondale | $75,000 | A small rain-wrapped tornado damaged or destroyed mainly outbuildings, barns, trees and a few roofs as it moved northeast from southwest of Carbondale, across Main and Second streets before dissipating a little west of US Highway 75. Most of the damage occurred southwest of town and in about a 2 block section around Main and Second streets near the downtown area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | Storm spotter reported a wind gust of 60 to 70 mph. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Carbondale | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | Tree branches 6 to 8 inches in diameter down. Nickel size hail also reported. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | At least 4 inch diameter limbs down. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | Four inch diameter limbs snapped. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | Quarter size hail was also falling. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Carbondale | - | Winds were also estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | A few 3 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | Damage to roof with winds of 60-65 mph estimated. |
| September 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Carbondale | - | Funnel cloud reported near Carbondale Lake. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | A 30 foot tall tree 13 inches in diameter was blown down across the road. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | A 30 foot tall tree 13 inches in diameter was blown down across the road. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Carbondale | - | A funnel cloud briefly touched down with dust near the ground visible in an open field. The tornado lasted less than 30 seconds and did no damage. It was a landspout tornado. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Carbondale | - | Two funnel clouds persisted. One reached down 3/4 of the way to the ground and was pointed at the tip. No debris was visible due to tree line. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Carbondale | - | A funnel cloud was observed by Forbes Field control tower personnel between 5 and 10 miles south of the airfield. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Carbondale | - | Water rescue completed one and a half miles east of Kansas Hwy-99. A person was trapped in their vehicle due to flash flood waters. Neither a death or injury was reported. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Carbondale | - | A tornado touched down briefly in open country. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Carbondale | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding for a time. Water overflowed part of a road junction south of Carbondale. Streets were flooded in Overbrook. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Carbondale | - | A tornado briefly touched down near Carbondale then dissipated. |
| August 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Carbondale | - | Several funnel clouds were seen near Carbondale. |
| July 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Carbondale | - | A funnel cloud was spotted north of Carbondale. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Carbondale | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Carbondale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Springs | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Four Corners | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Scranton | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Swissvale | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Overbrook | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Burlingame | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Peterton | 12.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lyndon Station | 12.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Carbondale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q29644 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479448. 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.







