Crestline, Kansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Shawnee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66739. It stands on Little Shawnee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Crestline quadrangle. 116 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Crestline quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Crestline between 2015 and 2018, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cherokee County | 237 |
| 4 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 118 |
| 19 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee County | 106 |
| 4 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Cherokee County | 43 |
| 24 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cherokee County | 81 |
| 19 February 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Cherokee County | 66 |
| 19 February 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Cherokee County | 68 |
| 13 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Cherokee County | 55 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Crestline: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestline and Badger - Peacock District | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | REPLACEMENT | |
| Eastern Lead and Zinc Company | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1915, 1920 | |
| Unknown - Zn/Pb | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crestline in 46 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 22 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $150,000 | Strong straight line winds downed multiple trees and damaged of destroyed several outbuildings near Messer Road and 110th Street. Debris was spread across a large area. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $25,000 | Several power lines were reported down. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $20,000 | Emergency management reported approximately 20 power poles were blown down about one mile west of Crestline on Highway 160. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $12,000 | An automated weather station at KOAM measured a 73 mph wind gust. Minor damage occurred to a few outbuilding east of the station. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Crestline | $10,000 | A report of ping pong ball sized hail was received via MPing. Minor roof damage occurred to a home. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $10,000 | About eight power poles and lines were blown down on Highway 69. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $5,000 | A three foot diameter tree was uprooted along with several other large tree limbs blown down. Shingles were blown off a house and several power poles were blown down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $2,000 | Wind gusts snapped a power pole north of Crestline. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $1,000 | Several trees were blown on to power lines near Crestline. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | $200 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over a highway sign. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | Winds were reported at 60 mph at a local radio station. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | Winds estimated at 75 mph downed power lines and multiple large limbs. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Crestline | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Crestline | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported by law enforcement. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Crestline | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by emergency management. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | Wind gust was estimated at the KOAM-TV studios. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Crestline | - | Hail was reported from the size of quarters to up to ping pong size. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | Emergency management estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | Severe thunderstorm winds were estimated by a storm spotter. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Crestline | - | Excessive rainfall over eastern Cherokee County caused flash flooding of small streams and creeks. Highway 69 near Crestline became impassable to motorist due to flooding over the roadway. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Crestline | - | Heavy thunderstorms caused Shawnee Creek and several other smaller streams to flow out of their banks. Low water crossings along Shawnee Creek were flooded for several hours making them impassable to motorists. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Crestline | - | A law enforcement official observed a tornado briefly touching down in an open field northeast of Crestline. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Crestline | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Crestline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Quaker | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Lawton | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Quakervale (historical) | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Empire City | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Riverton | 6.6 miles | 18 | |
| Neutral | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Galena | 7.4 miles | 18 |
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 Crestline | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5184587 | 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 469323. 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.









