Ogallah, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ogallah Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67656. The Survey maps it on the Ogallah quadrangle. 28 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,352 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1893 USGS Ellis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Ogallah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Hays quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Ogallah between 2017 and 2018, burning about 17 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 | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 018-020 |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 018-011 |
| 18 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Trego County | 017-013 |
Storms near this place
51 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ogallah in 51 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 30 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 6 tornado. 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 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Ogallah | $3,000,000 | Three semi-trucks were rolled when the tornado crossed Interstate 70 east of Ogallah. One U.S. mail truck rolled twice. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Ogallah | - | A storm chaser reported 1 inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | Strong winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | Wind gusts were estimated between 65 and 70 mph. |
| May 2018 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | Rainfall of 2.90 inches was observed. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | Rainfall was 2.55 inches of which most fell in an hour. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | Winds were estimated at around 60 MPH. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | Rainfall of 5.50 inches was observed. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ogallah | - | This tornado occurred over grassland. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ogallah | - | The milo crop was destroyed by the hail. No dollar amount was given as it was unknown at the time. |
| August 2008 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | Rainfall of 4.00 fell in a short period of time. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Ogallah | - | This was a landspout that was reported by various sources, including law enforcement that was on I-70 watching the tornado. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Ogallah | - | Four inches of rain and 50 mph winds accompanied the marginally severe hail. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | 4.60" of rain fell overnight. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | 5.00" of rain fell overnight. |
| September 2006 | Heavy Rain | Ogallah | - | 6.60" of rain fell overnight. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Ogallah | - | The hail reduced visibility down to near zero! |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Ogallah | - | There was nothing to hit. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Ogallah | - | This tornado grew quite large but did not high anything...it appeared to be very strong. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Ogallah | - | Trees, outbuildings and one home received damage. Also a farm implement was overturned. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | Several large tree branches were blown down |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Ogallah | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Ogallah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| WaKeeney | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Trego Center | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Voda | 15.8 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Downer | 16.7 miles | 13 | |
| Collyer | 20.7 miles | 8 |
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 Ogallah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7079798 | 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 475168. 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.
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.





