BlockHilldale, Kansas
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1960. It stands in Fairview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66512. The Survey maps it on the Ozawkie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 22 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
- 1951 USGS Ozawkie quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
122 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Hilldale between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1,112 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 50 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Jefferson County | 242 |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 213 |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Jefferson County | 251 |
| 19 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Jefferson County | 221 |
| 18 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 184 |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 75 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 121 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilldale South | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| West Shore | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Ridge | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Indian Ridge | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lakeside Village | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Ozawkie | 3.6 miles | 22 | |
| Meriden | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lake Shore | 5.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484914. 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.