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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1896 USGS Hays quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Yocemento quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Hays quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2015Regional 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ellis County | 1700019 |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 241 |
| 27 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1500021 |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 12 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ellis County | 1700014 |
| 8 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ellis County | 1700009 |
| 8 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Ellis County | 017-100 |
| 2 April 2015 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0052 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 2007Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | A mesonet station measured 65 mph gusts. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | A personal weather station 789_Homestead recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Hog Back | - | The hail was mostly nickel sized. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | Three semi trucks were overturned on the interstate. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Hog Back | - | Flooding was across old highway 40 and in addition to water pouring out of fields. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | Winds were estimated to be 75 MPH. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Hog Back | - | Buckeye road between 160th and 170th street was covered by 8 to 12 inhces of water about 60 feet wide. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 to 70 MPH. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | Unspecified damage was done to a farm, including a shed being blown down. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hog Back | - | Hail the size of peas had fallen for about 2 hours. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Hog 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog 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 2010 | Hail | Hog Back | - | The hail ranged in size from pea to golf ball sized. Strong winds also accompanied the hail. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | A swing set was blown about 35 feet into some trees. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Hog Back | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Hog Back | - | 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 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.





