Nearman, Kansas
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Kansas City City. It lies in ZIP code area 66104. It lies near Happy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Parkville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 40 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 Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:125000, 14 printings
- 1943 USGS Quindaro quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1983 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Parkville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
113 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Nearman between 2007 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 1 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 5021337 |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 23511 |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 21119 |
| 14 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 22956 |
| 1 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 21718 |
| 9 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 19514 |
| 5 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyandotte County | 18556 |
| 4 August 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 19062 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Nearman: 19 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Perlite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builders #1 Dredge & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lite Weight Products Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Daniel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Green Hills Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hevalow & Shields Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Parkville Special Road Dist Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nearman in 3 storm reports between 2024 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Hail | Nearman | - | Half dollar sized hail reported along Parallel Pkwy. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nearman | - | Downed tree and wires near 51st Street. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nearman | - | Downed tree and wires near 46th Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welborn | 1.5 miles | 40 | |
| Beverly Hills | 2.0 miles | 40 | |
| Pomeroy | 3.4 miles | 37 | |
| Bethel | 3.5 miles | 37 | |
| Fairfax | 4.8 miles | 40 | |
| Loma Vista | 4.9 miles | 37 | |
| Vinewood | 5.1 miles | 37 | |
| Kansas City | 5.1 miles | 37 |
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 Q122550045 | 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 484863. 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.












