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Hallowell, Kansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lola Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66725. It stands on Denny Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hallowell quadrangle. 101 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 843 feet above sea level.

Hallowell within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Hallowell between 2015 and 2018, burning about 180 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/undetermined23
Debris and open burning11
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service1800034
5 June 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service158
5 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresKansas Forest Service1800022
28 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Service1800024
6 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Service1600024
4 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee County87
20 March 2017Debris and open burning6.0 acresCherokee County1100022
17 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresKansas Forest Service1800018

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Storms near this place

35 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hallowell in 35 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 16 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2009Thunderstorm WindHallowell$5,000,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that damaging winds impacted nearly all of Cherokee County. Widespread damage occurred in the form of downed power poles, uprooted trees, damaged structures, and damaged crops. More specifically, there were several structures that experienced roof damage while windows were blown out of both homes and automobiles. A 1000 foot transmission tower was also knocked down that was built on top of the Cherokee County court house. The Columbus High School football facilities experienced significant damage. The press box was destroyed while several power poles that lit the field were snapped or blown down. One home near Crestline experienced major structural damage. This damage appeared to of occurred from a microburst that produced a concentrated area of 90 mph winds. In Weir, the rodeo grounds and concession stand were completely destroyed, while the bath house in Scammon lost its entire roof. Several campers were also flipped over and damaged at an RV dealership in Columbus.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Hallowell$1,150,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF1 Tornado with estimated wind speeds of 105 mph touched down near the northeast portion of Hallowell before tracking 4.37 miles to the east. The tornado uprooted or snapped several trees, overturned several empty railcars, caused significant damaged to several grain bins, destroyed multiple outbuildings and snapped or broke numerous power poles and downed power lines. The tornado track ended approximately 1.25 miles east of Sherwin.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindHallowell$200,000Multiple large trees were reported down with a few having fallen on homes causing minor to moderate damage to roofs and guttering.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHallowell$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree into power lines within the community of Hallowell.
May 2025Heavy RainHallowell-Storm total rainfall amount of 2.25 inches from May 23 through May 27.
April 2023HailHallowell-Quarter sized hail was reported.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindHallowell-The automated weather equipment at the Oswego Regional Airport recorded a 52 kt wind gust.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindHallowell-Multiple large trees were reported down.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindHallowell-The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported winds estimated at 65 to 70 mph along Highway 160 in a rural area east of Oswego.
November 2020HailHallowell-Dime to quarter sized hail was reported by the Emergency Manager.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindHallowell-A wind gust in excess of 60 MPH was reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHallowell-A tree was blown down.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindHallowell-A large tree was blown down near NW 110th and Bethlehem Road.
June 2015Flash FloodHallowell-Lightning Creek was flooded out of the banks and flooded the intersection of NW 134th Street and Hallowell Road.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindHallowell-Several trees were blown down south of Hallowell.
April 2015Tornado (EF0)Hallowell-A NWS storm survey indicated a brief weak EF-0 tornado occurred over western Cherokee County with winds up to 60 mph. Minor damage to tree limbs occurred near NW 100th Street and NW Bethlehem Road.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHallowell-Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated.
June 2014HailHallowell-The western portion of the county had hail up to the size of nickels and wind gusts up to 50 mph.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindHallowell-The emergency manager estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindHallowell-The Emergency Manager estimated winds at 50 to 60 miles per hour.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindHallowell-A 60 mph wind gust was estimated.
May 2011Flash FloodHallowell-Southwest 90th Street near Wyandotte Road was closed due to high water.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHallowell-Large limbs from six to twelve inches in diameter were reported down.
June 2007FloodHallowell-Flooding continued across Cherokee County from flash flooding that occurred earlier.
May 2007Flash FloodHallowell-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over much of the county.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHallowell-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree south of Hallowell.
September 1997Flash FloodHallowell-Heavy rainfall of up to 2.50 inches caused flooding of low lying areas.
May 2016HailHallowell-no account filed
April 2015HailHallowell-no account filed
October 2014HailHallowell-no account filed
June 2008HailHallowell-no account filed
March 2006HailHallowell-no account filed
August 2003HailHallowell-no account filed
August 2003HailHallowell-no account filed
April 1996HailHallowell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cherokee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sherwin2.6 miles19
Hoag2.7 miles20
Faulkner5.1 miles20
Sherman6.6 miles18
Cokedale7.4 miles19
Hamilton Camp (historical)7.9 miles20
Columbus8.0 miles20
Mayer (historical)8.1 miles20

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 HallowellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5643129The 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 469477. 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.