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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.

Dillwyn within Stafford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

9 since 2015

Regional 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
Natural4
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
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
5 August 2017Natural3.0 acresStafford County73
18 August 2015Naturalunder an acreKansas Forest Service74
25 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
23 June 2017Naturalunder an acreStafford County58
21 June 2017Naturalunder an acreStafford County57
21 March 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service16
18 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,000 acresMontgomery CountyHEMPLE
17 October 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreKansas Forest Service85

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stafford County

Storms near this place

35 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2026HailDillwyn-A public report of 1 inch hail.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindDillwyn-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 2016Thunderstorm WindDillwyn-Winds were estimated to be gusting to 70 MPH.
April 2012Tornado (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 2011Thunderstorm WindDillwyn-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2009Tornado (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 2008HailDillwyn-The hail was covering the ground.
May 2008Tornado (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 2007Heavy RainDillwyn-Four inches of rain fell during the overnight and early morning hours.
May 2007Tornado (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 2007Tornado (EF0)Dillwyn-This short lived tornado did not strike anything to cause damage.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindDillwyn-A large tree branch was broken.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindDillwyn-Chimney blown off a house.
September 2000HailDillwyn-Hail covered the ground.
May 2018HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2018HailDillwyn-no account filed
June 2017HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2016HailDillwyn-no account filed
April 2015HailDillwyn-no account filed
June 2014HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2014HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2013HailDillwyn-no account filed
April 2013HailDillwyn-no account filed
July 2013HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2012HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2011HailDillwyn-no account filed
September 2009HailDillwyn-no account filed
April 2009HailDillwyn-no account filed
April 2009HailDillwyn-no account filed
September 2009HailDillwyn-no account filed
August 2007HailDillwyn-no account filed
April 2005HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 2004HailDillwyn-no account filed
May 1995HailDillwyn-no account filed
April 1994HailDillwyn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stafford 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
Macksville4.8 miles14
St. John6.7 miles15
Radium14.0 miles15
Stafford14.8 miles14
Hudson14.9 miles15
Seward15.0 miles15
Zenith20.6 miles13
Neola20.9 miles14

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.