Newman, Kansas
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1960. It stands in Kentucky Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66073. The Survey maps it on the Perry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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.
- 1886 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Perry quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Perry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
57 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Newman between 2005 and 2020, burning about 365 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 213 |
| 14 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 132 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2018125 |
| 2 July 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Shawnee County | 663 |
| 7 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 35 |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 67 |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 430 |
| 24 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 473 |
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 Newman: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamm Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newman in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Lightning | Newman | 1 killed, 1 hurt | A group of seven motorcyclists riding together as members of the group Bikers Against Child Abuse were struck by lightning just before 5pm on the 25th. One biker was killed by the strike, and the rider next to him was injured and taken to the hospital, but released later that evening. The other 5 were not injured. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newman | - | Relayed report by Emergency Manager. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newman | - | County EM relayed fire department estimate of 60 mph wind gusts east of Grantville. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newman | - | Mping base level report of wind damage. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Newman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Thompsonville | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Perry | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Grantville | 5.1 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Ridge | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hilldale South | 6.5 miles | 22 | |
| Lakeside Village | 6.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hilldale | 7.0 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478808. 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.








