BlockCarden, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66508. It stands on Lily Creek. The Survey maps it on the Home quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Marysville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Home quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Blue Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Carden between 2016 and 2020, burning about 98 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6142018 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 19 |
| 8 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Marshall County | 99 |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 3 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 25 February 2016 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 12 |
| 20 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 18 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 7 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carden in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carden | $1,000 | Several outbuildings were damaged and several trees were uprooted. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Carden | - | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Carden | - | Ping pong ball sized hail reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carden | - | From storm survey, winds estimated at 100 mph on the east side of Marysville, roof and structural damage to retail buildings and trees throughout town. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carden | - | A law enforcement officer reported an estimated 60 to 65 mph wind gust near Marysville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upland | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Home | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Marysville | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Reedsville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Shroyer | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Winifred | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Alcove Spring | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Marietta | 8.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484623. 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.