Fleming, Kansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sheridan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66762. The Survey maps it on the Cherokee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Cherokee quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Cherokee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Cherokee quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
122 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Fleming between 2015 and 2020, burning about 492 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 66 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 107 |
| 12 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1339 |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 80127 |
| 8 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 17073 |
| 21 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 180107 |
| 19 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1196 |
| 18 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Cherokee County | 170036 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Fleming: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunshek Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weir Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fleming in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Heavy Rain | Fleming | - | The CoCoRAHS station KS-CR-7 about 5 miles southwest of Pittsburg reported 3.36 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | - | Winds were estimated by the Emergency Manager along the Cherokee and Crawford County line. Quarter sized hail was also reported. |
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.
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 Fleming | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18150845 | 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 484467. 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.
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.











