Frizell, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Santa Fe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67550. The Survey maps it on the Fort Larned quadrangle.
On record in Frizell
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.
Fort Larned National Historic SiteNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Larned quadrangle1:125000
- 1891 USGS Larned quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Fort Larned quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Larned quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Frizell between 1995 and 2018, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fort Larned National Historic Site | JOHN 2 |
| 2 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 5 |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 12 |
| 13 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 6 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Frizell: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eakin Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frizell in 18 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 | Frizell | - | A public report of 1.5 inch hail. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frizell | - | The visibility was reduced in blowing dust. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Frizell | - | Penny to quarter sized hail covering the ground. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Frizell | - | This was a multiple vortex tornado. A sprinkler irrigation sprinkler was overturned along with some tree damage. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frizell | - | Power lines were blown down by the high wind. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frizell | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frizell | - | Power poles were blown down in the area. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Frizell | - | The hail fell 2 miles south of Fort Larned which is also in the location locals call Frizel. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Frizell | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Frizell | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sanford | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Larned | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Garfield | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bert Wettar | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Ash Valley | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Zook | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rozel | 10.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484751. 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.






