BlockNeola, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in York Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67583. The Survey maps it on the Preston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Preston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Neola between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1,330 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 55 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 acres | Reno County | PLEASANT VALLEY FIRE |
| 28 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 22 |
| 23 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 115 acres | Quivira National Wildlife Refuge | NEOLA |
| 21 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 356 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15 |
| 21 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 17 |
| 9 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Stafford County | 16 |
| 8 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 acres | Stafford County | 15 |
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 Neola: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partin Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neola in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neola | - | Measured wind gusts. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Neola | - | A 1 inch hail report from the public. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Neola | - | The wind was estimated to be between 50 and 60 mph while the hail was falling. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Neola | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Neola | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Neola | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Neola | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Neola | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484653. 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.