Fairfax, Kansas
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Kansas City City. It lies in ZIP code area 66115. It stands on Jersey Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Kansas City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 40 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.
- 1890 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1935 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1940 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS North Kansas City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
143 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Fairfax between 2007 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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 | 90 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 24406 |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 23456 |
| 28 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 5021337 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Fairfax: 35 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite Weight Products Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls and Shale | Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Builders #1 Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 2.1 miles | 37 | |
| Welborn | 4.6 miles | 40 | |
| Nearman | 4.8 miles | 40 | |
| Min - Rock Village | 5.0 miles | 37 | |
| Argentine | 5.6 miles | 37 | |
| Turner | 6.3 miles | 37 | |
| Grays Park | 6.4 miles | 37 | |
| Beverly Hills | 6.6 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 480402. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.













