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Craig, Kansas

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lenexa City. It lies in ZIP code area 66220. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Olathe quadrangle.

Craig within Johnson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

169 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 169 fires within 5 miles of Craig between 2003 and 2020, burning about 163 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 were 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/undetermined100
Debris and open burning27
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2520115
28 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2710174
23 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreJohnson County2660176
20 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2630164
20 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2630093
14 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2570065
4 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Servicenot named
24 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2360121

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Craig: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Monahan MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

21 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Craig in 21 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCraig-Multiple reports of downed trees in the Lenexa area near I-435 and 87th street.
June 2022Tornado (EF1)Craig-The tornado developed on the west side of Lenexa, KS, embedded within the larger line of thunderstorms moving across the Kansas City Metro area. The tornado generally travelled east down W 95th St and Bannister Road, varying in strength at times, before dissipating near the northeast side of the Grandview Triangle on the Missouri Side. This tornado continued into Jackson County, Missouri.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCraig-There was a report of 64 mph wind at Lenexa City Hall.
April 2019Flash FloodCraig-Water covered the road in the Whispering Hills neighborhood near 3rd St.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCraig-Numerous 7 to 8 inch tree limbs were down in Shawnee.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCraig-Numerous trees were downed near Olathe Northwest High School.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCraig-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCraig-Thunderstorm winds gusted up to an estimated 60 mph.
October 2007Heavy RainCraig-Five and one half inches of rain, measured since the event began overnight, was reported at the intersection of 95th Street and Interstate 435.
March 2017HailCraig-no account filed
May 2016HailCraig-no account filed
April 2014HailCraig-no account filed
April 2014HailCraig-no account filed
April 2013HailCraig-no account filed
June 2009HailCraig-no account filed
June 2009HailCraig-no account filed
June 2009HailCraig-no account filed
June 2009HailCraig-no account filed
June 2008HailCraig-no account filed
June 2008HailCraig-no account filed
June 2008HailCraig-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Monticello2.7 miles26
Zarah2.9 miles38
Lackmans4.0 miles26
Lenexa4.5 miles24
Holliday5.0 miles38
Frisbie5.0 miles36
Lake Quivira5.6 miles38
Chouteau5.7 miles38

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484882. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.