Overbrook, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Elk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66524. The Survey maps it on the Overbrook quadrangle. 1,005 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,204 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresOverbrook fell from 1,058 to 1,005 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,058 | |
| 2020 | 1,005 | -53 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1889 USGS Burlingame quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Burlingame quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Overbrook quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Overbrook between 2015 and 2020, burning about 218 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 54 |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 39 |
| 8 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 49 |
| 4 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 68 |
| 26 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 21 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 30 |
| 21 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 62 |
| 13 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 28 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Overbrook in 69 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 35 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Overbrook | $75,000 | Highway 56 flooded west of Overbrook. Water appeared 5 to 6 feet deep along the side of the road. Spotter reported 3.5 inches of rain within about an hour and a half. Water reported flowing around and into the basement of a home. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Overbrook | $50,000 | Water reported flowing over highway 56 in town. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | $10,000 | High winds and very large hail caused damage to buildings east of Overbrook and then eastward into Douglas county. The United States DA reported hail and wind damage to about 80,000 acres in Osage county. Douglas County Globe,16,0743CST,,,0,0,10K,?,Thunderstorm Winds (G70) High winds with large hail produced damage to buildings and vehicles. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | $5,000 | Strong winds blew some power lines down. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Overbrook | $5,000 | Hail from 0.75-inch to golfball-size did minor damage to cars across parts of Osage County |
| April 1995 | Hail | Overbrook | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Overbrook | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Tree damage with estimated wind gusts of around 80 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Public reported 61 mph wind gust. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Public reported 59 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | EM reported damage to several buildings, including blown out windows, storage sheds, and a fertilizer silo blown down. Time estimated based on radar. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Mesonet measured a 75 mph wind gust. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Reports of trees down and buildings damaged in Overbrook area. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Measured at a local mesonet site. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Overbrook | - | NWS employees surveyed the track and found damage beginning around 2 miles southeast of Overbrook that continued northeast into Douglas county. The sporadic damage path continued to just east southeast of Lone Star Lake in Douglas County where it merged with a larger circulation that eventually become the long track violent tornado. The Osage county portion only had EF0 damage associated with it. |
| September 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Overbrook | - | A small brief tornado hit a home doing damage to large tree limbs which fell onto the home's roof. A large satellite dish that was bolted to a concrete pad was also tossed into a cornfield across the road to the northeast. Estimated winds around 85 mph. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Overbrook | - | Numerous quarter size hail with some up to golf ball size covering the ground. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Overbrook | - | Strong winds were reported as well, although not strong enough to break tree limbs. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Small tree limbs down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Large trees came down in Overbrook. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | Roof blown off of a barn on south Paulen rd in Overbrook. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Overbrook | - | Water flowing across the road at least 6 inches deep at 173rd and Ratner rd. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Overbrook | - | Photo from facebook with location...time estimated from radar. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Overbrook | - | A few rounds of hail...the largest up to nickel size. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Overbrook | - | Water was running over Shawnee Heights Rd. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Overbrook | - | The 173rd flooded between Croco rd and Shawnee Heights rd...Ratner rd flooded between 173rd and 181st. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | The fire department reported a 70 mph wind gust. |
| June 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Overbrook | - | A law enforcement officer reported a funnel cloud near Overbrook. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Overbrook | - | A tornado touched down over open country for a brief time near overbrook. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Overbrook | - | Another tornado touched down briefly over open country near Overbrook. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Overbrook | - | Most hailstones were in the 0.25- to 0.50-inch range with an occasional larger size. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Overbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Overbrook | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swissvale | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Four Corners | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Michigan Valley | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Carbondale | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mineral Springs | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Scranton | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Vassar | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Lyndon Station | 11.7 miles | 15 |
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 Overbrook | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2177142 | 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 479465. 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.







