De Soto, Kansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in De Soto City. It lies in ZIP code area 66018. It stands on Kill Creek. The Survey maps it on the De Soto quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS De Soto quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
110 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of De Soto between 2001 and 2020, burning about 185 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2460114 |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2630093 |
| 28 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2400166 |
| 10 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2220156 |
| 1 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 198 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 191 |
| 30 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Johnson County | 2110105 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Soto in 43 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 28 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Hail | De Soto | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | De Soto | - | Quarter size hail reported in De Soto. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | Trained spotter reported 68 mph wind. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | A large tree was uprooted near Lexington and Ottawa Ave in De Soto. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | Several trees were reported uprooted in De Soto. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | De Soto | - | There was standing and running water at several intersections in DeSoto. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | A trained spotter reported a 63 mph measured wind gust. |
| May 2016 | Hail | De Soto | - | This report was received via social media. |
| May 2016 | Hail | De Soto | - | Roof and window damage to city buildings was reported by the Emergency Manager. It is unknown to what extent or to what cost the damage caused. |
| May 2016 | Hail | De Soto | - | This report was received via social media. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | This report was taken from a home weather station and was reported via Twitter. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a weather station in DeSoto. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | Thunderstorm wind gust was measured at 72 mph. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | A thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph, was estimated along K-10, just west of Desoto. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | De Soto | - | Heavy rains in Desoto with one water rescue reported. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | Law enforcement officials estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | Amateur radio operators reported 70 mph wind gusts. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 70 MPH winds in De Soto. |
| September 1993 | Hail | De Soto | - | Severe storms produced dime-size hail. |
| June 2018 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | De Soto | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Soto | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Clearview City | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Frisbie | 5.0 miles | 36 | |
| Monticello | 6.7 miles | 26 | |
| Wilder | 6.8 miles | 38 | |
| Zarah | 7.9 miles | 38 | |
| Craig | 8.1 miles | 26 | |
| Prairie Center (historical) | 8.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479178. 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.








