Maple City, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Spring Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67038. The Survey maps it on the Maple City quadrangle. It stands 1,342 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1889 USGS Burden quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Maple City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Sedan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Maple City between 2006 and 2018, burning about 3,067 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1062 |
| 16 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 837 |
| 1 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,000 acres | Kansas Counties | MAPLE CITY |
| 30 October 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2077 |
| 27 October 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2198 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Maple City: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maple City in 32 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 17 hail, 8 tornado, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple City | $130,000 | Twenty-one power poles were downed along 282nd Road near K-15. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple City | $50,000 | Microburst winds removed a large portion of the roof and porch of a modular home. Eight trees were also blown down or severely damaged. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Maple City | $25,000 | Although moving primarily over the country, the tornado did strike one home, causing damage to the roof and removing one wall. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Maple City | - | Multi-vortex damage occurred at the same farm. Each vortex was about 30 yards wide with three of five outbuildings hit on the property including two of them directly. The buildings that were directly hit included one well constructed metal building that was anchored by bolts into concrete with a steel frame. This second building was concrete brick with anchored metal structure and wood roof that was built closer to a house or sturdy garage than an outbuilding, pole barn, or farm building. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple City | - | This was a measured wind gust from a trained spotter. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Maple City | - | A brief touchdown occurred in an open field. |
| May 2022 | Heavy Rain | Maple City | - | A mesonet station in Maple City, Kansas, reported a 24 hour total of 4.19 inches. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Maple City | - | This report came in via Mping. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF2) | Maple City | - | Damage to trees with some being uprooted and large electrical transmission lines were downed. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Maple City | - | Several large trees sustained damage along the path. It also caused damage to a barn. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Maple City | - | Large electrical transmission lines were downed and a tree was completely uprooted. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple City | - | One person was blown off a kayak at Cowley County Fishing Lake. Injuries are unknown. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Maple City | - | The hail was covering the road. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple City | - | An amateur radio operator reported the gust. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Maple City | - | The tornado touched down just south of the state line and moved northeast into Kansas, just to the east of Highway K15. It was on the ground in open country and caused no damage. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maple City | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were also reported. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maple City | - | One inch hail was also reported. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Maple City | - | Remained in the country with no damage resulting. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Maple City | - | Covered ~50% of ground. (AGTAP CL407.) |
| May 2018 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Maple City | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Maple City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinton | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Cameron | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Eschs (historical) | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Silverdale | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Dexter | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hooser | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Taussig | 11.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 11.3 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 Maple City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6753846 | 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 484425. 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.




