Moxham, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Creswell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67005. The Survey maps it on the Arkansas City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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 Arkansas City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Moxham between 2015 and 2020, burning about 435 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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/undetermined | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1562 |
| 24 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cowley County | 1817 |
| 12 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1625 |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1821 |
| 3 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cowley County | 1494 |
| 27 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1787 |
| 22 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1488 |
| 6 July 2015 | Smoking | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1181 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Moxham: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowler Quarry & Mill | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Haynes Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcfarland Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Parkerfield | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Tresham | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Valley (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rainbow Bend | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hackney | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Winfield | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Silverdale | 9.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484421. 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.




