BlockKellogg, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Vernon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67156. The Survey maps it on the Akron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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.
- 1890 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Akron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Kellogg between 2001 and 2018, burning about 205 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cowley County | 1883 |
| 28 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Cowley County | not named |
| 17 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Cowley County | not named |
| 8 June 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 18023 |
| 14 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cowley County | not named |
| 6 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cowley County | 1098 |
| 31 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Cowley County | 2017097 |
| 12 May 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cowley County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Kellogg: 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniels Rock Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Oxford Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kellogg in 2 storm reports between 2001 and 2005: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kellogg | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Kellogg | - | 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.
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 Kellogg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18153913 | 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 484528. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.