BlockHalf Mound, Kansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1960. It stands in Delaware Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66088. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Half Mound quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Half Mound quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Half Mound between 2003 and 2017, burning about 55 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Jefferson County | not named |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Atchison County | 2017017 |
| 16 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Atchison County | 2017014 |
| 12 January 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Horton Agency | P-238 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Half Mound in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 3 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. 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 2020 | Flash Flood | Half Mound | - | Delayed report of a vehicle swept off the roadway due to flowing water. Occupant within the vehicle was able to escape. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Half Mound | - | Road closed at 170th due to flooding. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Half Mound | - | Flooded roadway at the 500 block of Walnut Street. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Half Mound | - | Trees were reported down. Time was estimated via radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Half Mound | - | Metal barn 70 x 145 feet in dimension was blown over. Trees were also blown over with roots exposed. Debris was spread approximately a half of a mile to the west. Time was based on radar. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Half Mound | - | Power lines were reported down. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Half Mound | - | Coal creek remains out of its banks. Several county roads remain closed due to flooding. |
| August 2009 | Flood | Half Mound | - | Clark Road northwest of Valley Falls was completely impassable due to high water. |
| August 2009 | Flood | Half Mound | - | Portions of North Cedar Road were closed due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Falls | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Nortonville | 8.7 miles | 20 | |
| Boyle | 8.9 miles | 20 | |
| Rock Creek | 11.2 miles | 19 | |
| Dunavant | 11.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Shore | 11.9 miles | 22 | |
| Ozawkie | 12.0 miles | 22 | |
| Indian Ridge | 13.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478225. 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.
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.