Codell, Kansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Township 12. It lies in ZIP code area 67663. The Survey maps it on the Codell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1896 USGS Plainville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Codell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Plainville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Codell between 2015 and 2017, burning about 384 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 | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 61 |
| 28 June 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 48 |
| 31 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 41 |
| 27 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 37 |
| 13 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 18 |
| 19 October 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 83 |
| 29 January 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Rooks County | 4 |
Storms near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Codell in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 22 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Hail | Codell | $300,000 | The hailstone 3 inches in diameter was by far the exception, the majority of the hail ranged from pea to quarter size. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Codell | $30,000 | Water was running over roads near Paradise Creek and over Kansas Highway 18 near Codell. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Codell | $25,000 | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in some downed power lines. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Codell | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Codell | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Codell | $15,000 | This tornado, the second to affect Rooks County on this day, touched down approximately 4 miles south of Codell, moved northeast and lifted appoximately 2 miles southeast of Codell. Damage along its path was confined to trees, fencing and several power poles. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 110 MPH. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Codell | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | $5,000 | A 72 MPH wind gust was recorded by a mesonet station located 9 miles north-northeast of Codell. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Codell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Codell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Codell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF2) | Codell | $2,000 | This tornado was the continuation and end of the tornado that started in Ellis County north of the town of Catharine. In Rooks County, the overall damage was minimal and confined to trees as the tornado lifted within a mile of the county line. The entire path length through the 2 counties was 7 miles. At its peak in Ellis County, the maximum wind speed was estimated to be 125 MPH. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Codell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located eight miles north-northeast of Codell. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles northwest of Natoma. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A wind gust of 68 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles northwest of Natoma. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A wind gust of 77 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located nine miles north-northeast of Codell. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A wind gust of 80 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles northwest of Natoma. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A wind gust of 80 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located eight miles north-northeast of Codell. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | A 73 MPH wind gust was measured by a mesonet station around 8 miles north-northeast of Codell. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Codell | - | Paradise Creek was reported out of its banks. A rain gage indicated that over six inches of rain had fallen. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Codell | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Codell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainville | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Laton | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Zurich | 14.1 miles | 12 | |
| Stockton | 17.5 miles | 14 | |
| Woodston | 18.6 miles | 13 | |
| Webster (historical) | 19.9 miles | 13 | |
| Palco | 20.8 miles | 13 | |
| Damar | 23.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 472446. 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.




