Holyrood, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67450. The Survey maps it on the Holyrood quadrangle. 403 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,804 feet above sea level.
On record in Holyrood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Holyrood Santa Fe Depotlisted 2010 · 0.6 miles away
Population over time
2 figuresHolyrood fell from 447 to 403 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 447 | |
| 2020 | 403 | -44 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Ellsworth quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Holyrood quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Russell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Holyrood between 2015 and 2020, burning about 109 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2015014 |
| 27 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018014 |
| 4 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018009 |
| 15 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018006 |
| 11 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2015006 |
| 11 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ellsworth County | 2017004 |
| 16 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
57 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holyrood in 57 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 30 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | $25,000 | A semi truck was blown over on Highway 156. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | $15,000 | Numerous trees and some power lines were downed in Holyrood. Additionally, A semi-trailer was blown off highway 156 just southwest of Holyrood. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Holyrood | $12,500 | The tornado knocked over several large trees and a power pole. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | $5,000 | Several trees and tree limbs were downed in and around the Holyrood area. A van and a home sustained relatively minor damage when large limbs struck them. Courtesy The Salina Journal and The Ellsworth Independent Reporter. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Holyrood | $100 | Fifth road on the east side of Holyrood and also avenue T was reported flooded. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | $100 | Numerous tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Holyrood | - | Quarter sized hail was reported just east of the main hail core. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Holyrood | - | A Cocorahs observer reported 1.76 inches from the storm. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | A semi truck was blown over on highway 156. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Holyrood | - | In the past 24 hours there was 4.54 inches of rain that fell. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Holyrood | - | Estimated 3.25 inch hail between Holyrood and Lorraine. |
| August 2019 | Heavy Rain | Holyrood | - | This was a 24 hour total. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Holyrood | - | The tornado remained in rural areas. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Holyrood | - | The hail was nickel to quarter size. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | Reported by local law enforcement. |
| November 2012 | Hail | Holyrood | - | Wind gusts to 80 mph accompanied the large hail. |
| November 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | The strong winds were accompanied by golfball size hail. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | Winds were estimated around 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | Winds were estimated around 80 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | Both law enforcement and a trained spotter reported winds estimated between 60 and 70 mph. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Holyrood | - | Law enforcement and a trained spotter reported one-inch diameter hail. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | Quarter size hail occurred with the wind. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Holyrood | - | The hail was driven by 60 mph winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | A trained spotter also reported some minor street flooding. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Holyrood | - | A brief tornado touchdown in open country. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | Pea sized hail occurred along with the wind. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Holyrood | - | The tornado dissipated 4.7 miles south of Holyrood. |
| March 2000 | Flash Flood | Holyrood | - | Widespread thunderstorms produced rainfalls of 3 to 4 inches across much of the county. Highway 111 was closed due to flooding. Flash flooding also occurred on Highway 14 at milepost 162. In addition, many sideroads were also completely flooded and barricaded including two roads in Holyrood where Plum Creek overflowed. By 507 PM, the flooding had spread into downtown Ellsworth where three roads were closed. Reports were also received from area newspapers. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Holyrood | - | Golfball-sized hail damaged approximately 15,000 acres of crops including 20-30% of the wheat crop. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| November 2012 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Holyrood | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holyrood | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Frantz (historical) | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Black Wolf | 12.1 miles | 14 | |
| Midway | 13.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ellsworth | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Kanopolis | 16.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wilson | 16.8 miles | 14 | |
| Yankee Run | 21.4 miles | 14 |
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 Holyrood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2383717 | The 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 475543. 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.





