BlockEschs, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67038. It stands on Crabb Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eaton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Eschs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Esch's Spur Bridgelisted 1985 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1889 USGS Burden quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Eaton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sedan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Eschs (historical) between 2006 and 2018, burning about 3,713 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cowley County | 2274 |
| 22 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1062 |
| 6 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Cowley County | 2017015 |
| 12 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cowley County | 2017017 |
| 12 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 700 acres | Kansas Counties | KAUFMAN RANCH |
| 1 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Kansas Counties | MAPLE CITY |
| 30 October 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2077 |
| 27 October 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2198 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Dexter | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cameron | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Maple City | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Eaton | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Tisdale | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hooser | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Silverdale | 8.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 483414. 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.