Deerhead, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Deerhead Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67071. The Survey maps it on the Deerhead quadrangle. It stands 1,949 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1891 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Deerhead quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Deerhead in 2008, burning about 3,000 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 | 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 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Kansas Counties | LARKIN |
Storms near this place
37 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deerhead in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 22 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 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 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | A COOP observer reported a 70 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Deerhead | - | The hail report was observed and estimated by a trained spotter. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | A steel building was destroyed and a 5 foot diameter tree was blown down. In addition, a flag pole was bent over by the high wind. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Deerhead | - | At times there was continuous contact with the ground (where tree damage was observed and it was at its largest). Otherwise, the contact with the ground was intermittent. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Deerhead | - | A spotter reported several funnel clouds just southwest of this location. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | Six to eight inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Deerhead | - | The hail the size of peas to pennies was 2 to 3 inches deep. Leaves on trees were stripped. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | A semi trailer was blown over near the house. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Deerhead | - | The hail was pea to nickel sized. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Deerhead | - | This tornado turned north as it was dissipating. It produced minor tree damage. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Deerhead | - | Three inches of rain with the storm. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Deerhead | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deerhead | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sun City | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Aetna | 11.0 miles | 14 | |
| Forest City | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mingona | 13.1 miles | 14 | |
| Eldred | 15.0 miles | 14 | |
| Medicine Lodge | 17.8 miles | 14 | |
| Elm Mills | 18.0 miles | 14 |
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 Deerhead | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5250940 | 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 484520. 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.





