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Kniveton, Kansas

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Pleasant View Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66762. The Survey maps it on the Kirkwood quadrangle.

Kniveton within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 23 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

61 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Kniveton between 2002 and 2020, burning about 272 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Debris and open burning20
Arson/incendiarism7
Smoking2

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
3 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service107
7 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.3 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177915-04902-07072018-2120
14 June 2020Debris and open burning35 acresMissouri Department of Conservation230720-04902-06142020-1910
5 May 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230719-04902-05052020-1800
17 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service957
12 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service77
1 May 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresKansas Forest Service848
30 April 2018Debris and open burning8.0 acresKansas Forest Service74

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kniveton: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - Zn & PbZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Zn & PbLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Cherokee County

Storms near this place

9 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kniveton in 9 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 3 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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
June 2007Flash FloodKniveton$1,000,000The Spring River along with smaller non-stem river and creek systems experienced major flooding across the entire county. Approximately 50 homes were flooded along the Spring River. Many of the homes that were flooded are located from Baxter Springs to Riverton. Across the western section of Cherokee County, the Neosho River along with its smaller tributaries experienced major flooding. Numerous roads and bridges in these areas were washed out or destroyed.
April 2021HailKniveton-Several reports of nickle to quarter sized hail were received via the local Fire Department and social media.
February 2019FloodKniveton-Cow Creek near Scammon Road reached flood stage of 13 feet and caused the road to become impassable to traffic.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindKniveton-Broadcast media reported 60 mph wind gusts that lasted approximately 10 minutes.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindKniveton-A local TV station measured a 62 mph wind gust.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindKniveton-Large tree limbs were blown down.
May 2009Flash FloodKniveton-Excessive rainfall caused flash flooding of several county roads and low water crossings.
June 2008Flash FloodKniveton-Heavy rain caused widespread flash flooding over Cherokee County. The Spring River flooded low lying areas in the eastern section of the county.
February 2017HailKniveton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cherokee 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
Weir7.1 miles20
Barrett (historical)7.1 miles20
Daisy Hill7.2 miles20
Coal Valley (historical)7.3 miles20
Dutch Hollow (historical)7.4 miles20
Lawton8.0 miles19
Scammon10.5 miles20
Roseland11.7 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484466. 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.