Dillwyn, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67557. The Survey maps it on the Macksville quadrangle.
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.
- 1892 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Macksville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dillwyn between 2015 and 2020, burning about 1,046 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Stafford County | 73 |
| 18 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 74 |
| 25 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 23 June 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Stafford County | 58 |
| 21 June 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Stafford County | 57 |
| 21 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 16 |
| 18 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,000 acres | Montgomery County | HEMPLE |
| 17 October 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 85 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dillwyn in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | A public report of 1 inch hail. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillwyn | - | There was damage to a door and roof to a hay shed and 3 to 4 inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillwyn | - | Winds were estimated to be gusting to 70 MPH. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Dillwyn | - | This monster tornado developed just southeast of a dissipating tornado near Macksville and then moved in a northeasterly direction. However during it's life cycle, it turned north briefly, then east briefly and then finally it moved on a steady northeast path. It narrowly missed Hudson to the south but did move across the Quivira National Refuge before moving into Rice county at 9:45 PM CDT. Damage was done to a few farm houses, outbuildings and equipment, trees, power poles and pivot irrigation systems. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillwyn | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Dillwyn | - | This tornado did EF1 damage to several pivot irrigation sprinklers and trees. The Forward Flank Downdraft apparently did more damage that the tornado itself. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | The hail was covering the ground. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Dillwyn | - | This tornado was observed by many persons including storm chasers, storm spotters and the Emergency Manager. However it did not pass over anything but mainly pasture grass and crops. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Dillwyn | - | Four inches of rain fell during the overnight and early morning hours. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Dillwyn | - | This wedge tornado was occurring simultaneously to another large but smaller tornado (within several miles). Damage was done to houses, trees and pivot irrigation sprinklers.| |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Dillwyn | - | This short lived tornado did not strike anything to cause damage. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillwyn | - | A large tree branch was broken. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dillwyn | - | Chimney blown off a house. |
| September 2000 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Dillwyn | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484645. 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.





