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Hog Back, Kansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Buckeye Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67637. The Survey maps it on the Yocemento quadrangle.

Hog Back within Ellis County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 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

15 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Hog Back between 2015 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined6
Debris and open burning4
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
5 September 2017Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreEllis County1700019
31 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service241
27 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1500021
24 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
12 June 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreEllis County1700014
8 May 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreEllis County1700009
8 April 2017Debris and open burning7.0 acresEllis County017-100
2 April 2015Natural3.0 acresKansas Forest Service15-0052

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ellis County

Storms near this place

33 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hog Back in 33 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 18 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHog Back-A mesonet station measured 65 mph gusts.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindHog Back-A personal weather station 789_Homestead recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
May 2021HailHog Back-The hail was mostly nickel sized.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHog Back-Large tree branches were broken, a swing set was blown over, and a grain bin was moved about six inches by high wind.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindHog Back-Three semi trucks were overturned on the interstate.
July 2018Flash FloodHog Back-Flooding was across old highway 40 and in addition to water pouring out of fields.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindHog Back-Winds were estimated to be 75 MPH.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindHog Back-Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2013Flash FloodHog Back-Buckeye road between 160th and 170th street was covered by 8 to 12 inhces of water about 60 feet wide.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHog Back-Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHog Back-Unspecified damage was done to a farm, including a shed being blown down.
June 2010HailHog Back-Hail the size of peas had fallen for about 2 hours.
September 2010FloodHog Back-Heavy rain caused minor flooding that ran across old highway 40 east of Ellis. There was also minor street flooding in the town of Ellis.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindHog Back-The wind was estimated to be 70 mph and broke 2 1/2 inch diameter tree branches. There was also golf ball sized hail with the high wind.
May 2010HailHog Back-The hail ranged in size from pea to golf ball sized. Strong winds also accompanied the hail.
May 2008Tornado (EF1)Hog Back-This tornado moved into Rooks county. It produced EF1 damage to trees and power lines on the Rooks/Ellis county line.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHog Back-A swing set was blown about 35 feet into some trees.
May 2018HailHog Back-no account filed
May 2018HailHog Back-no account filed
May 2018HailHog Back-no account filed
April 2017HailHog Back-no account filed
April 2017HailHog Back-no account filed
April 2015HailHog Back-no account filed
June 2013HailHog Back-no account filed
May 2012HailHog Back-no account filed
May 2012HailHog Back-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindHog Back-no account filed
June 2010HailHog Back-no account filed
June 2010HailHog Back-no account filed
June 2008HailHog Back-no account filed
May 2008HailHog Back-no account filed
May 2008HailHog Back-no account filed
July 2007HailHog Back-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ellis 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
Yocemento3.1 miles15
Ellis4.4 miles14
Hays8.6 miles16
Antonino10.5 miles14
Toulon13.5 miles14
Munjor13.7 miles16
Catharine14.0 miles15
Schoenchen16.3 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484722. 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.