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Lackmans, Kansas

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lenexa City. It lies in ZIP code area 66219. The Survey maps it on the Olathe quadrangle.

Lackmans within Johnson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 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

210 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Lackmans between 2003 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 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/undetermined116
Debris and open burning31
Smoking23
Arson/incendiarism21
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks3
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2520115
8 September 2017Smokingunder an acreJohnson County2510188
5 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreJohnson County2480067
25 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2680087
24 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service2670110
20 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2630165
20 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2630080
14 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2570065

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lackmans: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Monahan MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

33 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lackmans in 33 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 20 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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
April 2011HailLackmans$80,000Roof damage was reported.
May 2025HailLackmans-Golf ball sized hail reported near I-435 and I-35 interchange.
May 2025HailLackmans-Ping pong ball sized hail reported near I-435 and I-35.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLackmans-Tree snapped near Lackmans.
July 2024Heavy RainLackmans-Personal weather station reports 5.34 of rain in about 3 hours near Johnson County Community College. A Johnson County Storm Watch rain gauge reported 5.07 nearby.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLackmans-Public estimated 60 mph wind gust.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLackmans-Down trees, 12 inches in diameter on the University of Kansas Edwards Campus.
April 2023HailLackmans-Quarter size hail was reported WSW of Lackmans.
September 2023HailLackmans-Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLackmans-Multiple large tree branches down near Switzer and 119th.
September 2023HailLackmans-Tennis ball sized hail was reported near Interstate 435 and 95th Street in Lenexa.
September 2019HailLackmans-This report came from MPing.
May 2016HailLackmans-This report was gathered via social media.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLackmans-A large tree was split in half at 119th and Switzer in Overland Park.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLackmans-An 8 inch tree was down at 115th and Greenwood in near Lenexa.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLackmans-An 8 inch pear tree was down at 119th and Quivira.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindLackmans-A 4 tree limb was blown down.
July 2015Flash FloodLackmans-Parts of Strang Line Road were flooded.
April 2014FloodLackmans-Indian creek was flooding along the walking trail.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLackmans-Several trees were blown down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLackmans-A trained spotter reported wind gusts to 60 mph.
August 2021HailLackmans-no account filed
March 2017HailLackmans-no account filed
May 2016HailLackmans-no account filed
May 2016HailLackmans-no account filed
April 2014HailLackmans-no account filed
May 2011HailLackmans-no account filed
July 2011HailLackmans-no account filed
July 2011HailLackmans-no account filed
February 2011HailLackmans-no account filed
April 2011HailLackmans-no account filed
June 2011HailLackmans-no account filed
May 2010HailLackmans-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson 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
Lenexa2.6 miles24
Craig4.0 miles26
Olathe4.2 miles26
Elmhurst5.4 miles24
Morse5.5 miles20
Overland Park6.4 miles24
Zarah6.5 miles38
Monticello6.7 miles26

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.

Wikidata item Q122552437The 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 484883. 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.