Kalvesta, Kansas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Garfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67835. The Survey maps it on the Kalvesta quadrangle. It stands 2,667 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Kalvesta quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Scott City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Kalvesta between 2006 and 2018, burning about 6,401 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1 |
| 15 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,400 acres | Kansas Counties | HODGEMAN WEST |
Storms near this place
60 of 115 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kalvesta in 115 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 67 hail, 36 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | One inch dimeter hail was reported by the public. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | Two inch diameter hail was reported by the Public. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | A public report of a 70 mph wind gust. |
| September 2021 | Flood | Kalvesta | - | County roads were under water from previous rains the night before. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Kalvesta | - | Rainfall of 5.65 inches was observed. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalvesta | - | This tornado crossed into the county from Lane county at 5:53 PM CDT. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Part of the roof of an implement dealer was removed by the high wind. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 75 MPH. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalvesta | - | This tornado moved slowly and made a fish hook type of loop. There was mostly grass land in this area. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalvesta | - | This tornado got wrapped in rain several times but no damage was found. It's mostly grassland in this area. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | Wind gusts to 63 mph were measured as the hail fell. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Hail 1.5 in diameter accompanied the high wind. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF2) | Kalvesta | - | This was a multiple vortex tornado that heavily damaged a farm that included outbuildings and some damage to the home itself. There was also some tree damage. The tornado moved slowly and steadily into Hodgeman county at 224 PM CDT. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalvesta | - | This tornado periodically made contact for two minutes but did not encounter anything to damage. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalvesta | - | This tornado formed north of another larger tornado along a shear axis but did not hit anything. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | The trained spotter estimated the winds were at least 60 mph. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | One to one and half inch diameter tree branches were broken by the strong wind. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | The corner portion of a roof was blown off an old barn. A horse trailer was also flipped over. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Kalvesta | - | This small tornado moved into Hodgeman county at 18:29 CDT. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Had dime sized hail with the wind. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Kalvesta | - | Overnight rain measured 2.50 inches at this location. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | There was also a wind gust of 80 mph. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Large tree branch blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Semi was blown over. |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Kalvesta | - | Highway 23 flooded. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | Tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| October 2013 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Kalvesta | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kalvesta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravanna | 8.6 miles | 8 | |
| Pierceville | 24.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mansfield | 27.2 miles | 14 | |
| Garden City | 31.7 miles | 14 | |
| Tennis | 33.9 miles | 10 | |
| Gano | 34.4 miles | 10 | |
| Quinby | 34.4 miles | 14 | |
| Plymell | 35.4 miles | 13 |
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 Kalvesta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6354743 | 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 471575. 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.



