Grandview, Kansas
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Bonner Springs City. It lies in ZIP code area 66012. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bonner Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 36 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
- 1934 USGS Bonner Springs quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Bonner Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Bonner Springs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Bonner Springs 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
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Grandview between 2007 and 2020, burning about 1,286 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2710174 |
| 7 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 732 |
| 3 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 639 |
| 14 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Leavenworth County | 521 |
| 14 August 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 209 |
| 6 July 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 359 |
| 3 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 165 |
| 27 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 510 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Grandview: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Springs Cement Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bonner Springs-Plant #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Builders #2 Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Muncie Plant #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tobin Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Underground Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grandview in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | Rear flank downdraft winds approaching an estimated 80 mph caused widespread tree damage across the Bonner Springs area. Local storm chaser estimated 80 to 100 mph winds in association with these RFD winds. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | Trained spotter reported 60 mph wind. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Springs | 0.9 miles | 36 | |
| Sunflower | 1.8 miles | 38 | |
| Lake of the Forest | 3.1 miles | 38 | |
| Loring | 3.7 miles | 36 | |
| Edwardsville | 4.2 miles | 38 | |
| Victory Junction | 4.3 miles | 35 | |
| Grove Center | 5.1 miles | 38 | |
| Piper | 5.6 miles | 37 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478864. 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.










