BlockHilltop, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Shell Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66860. It stands on Van Horn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lamont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1888 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Lamont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Emporia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hilltop between 2015 and 2018, burning about 524 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 74 |
| 6 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 500 acres | Greenwood County | 330TH ST AND S RD |
| 31 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 73 |
| 26 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Greenwood County | 27 |
| 15 February 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 26 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilltop in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 2009 | Flood | Hilltop | 1 killed | Heavy rainfall from numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours on the 26th produced widespread flooding across much of Greenwood county. Numerous roads remained submerged and consequently closed through early on the 28th from the high water. Sadly, a 20 year old Yates Center man died around 11 pm on the 27th when the vehicle he was riding in drove into a flooded section of road caused by the swollen Verdigris River near DD and 200th Road west of Quincy. Unfortunately, property and crop damage estimates are unavailable. The Yates Center News contributed to this report. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilltop | - | Multiple outbuildings were found damaged at a farm. This included an entire two story barn with collapsed walls. There was a trailer that had been moved and pushed. A large tree's trunk was snapped, but it looked like it was compromised. All of the debris was strewn primarily to the east. A former residence had minimal damage with the outbuildings just to the west of it. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilltop | - | Wind gusts estimated to be around 60 mph. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Hilltop | - | This was a 24 hour rain total of 4.2 inches. |
| July 2020 | Flood | Hilltop | - | Water was reported over a few county roads but it was not life threatening. No concerns to life or property were relayed by local officials. Rainfall across the county varied between 2 to 4.5 inches. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilltop | - | Several utility poles were blown over 5 miles southeast of Madison near 320th AND Z road. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hilltop | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Hilltop | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484839. 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.