Riverdale, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Seventy-Six Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67152. The Survey maps it on the Wellington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1890 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Riverdale between 2001 and 2020, burning about 245 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 133 |
| 28 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Sumner County | 128 |
| 16 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Sumner County | 93 |
| 28 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Sumner County | 740 |
| 22 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 139 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
17 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverdale in 17 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Riverdale | $200,000 | Kansas Department of Transportation reported the Kansas Turnpike (Interstate 35) was closed from the Wichita Toll booth the the Wellington exit due to flooding. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Riverdale | $10,000 | Flooding along the Ninnescah River lead to evacuations in the Ponderosa area west of Belle Plaine. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Riverdale | $6,000 | Water ran over numerous roads across the county. Fast runnnig water covered the road along Highway 81 west of Belle Plaine and also south of Belle Plaine on Oliver near 60th Avenue. A water rescue was performed at 60th Avenue when a pickup truck tried to drive through 2 feet deep water and became stranded when his truck was pushed off the road. A local resident with an airboat helped in the rescue. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | $5,000 | A power pole was knocked at 70th Avenue and Seneca. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | $3,000 | A large hedge tree was blown down. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Riverdale | $100 | Water was overflowing the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 29 just west of Belle Plaine. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | Public report via mPing of trees uprooted or snapped. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | Wind damage was reported via mPING. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | This report is from the Riverdale area. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Riverdale | - | The report was relayed from a storm spotter. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Riverdale | - | The roads around Belle Plaine once again became covered in water due to a second batch of heavy rains that moved across the area. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Riverdale | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Riverdale | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Riverdale | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Riverdale | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Riverdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cicero | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Zyba | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Belle Plaine | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Peck | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Anson | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Wellington | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Roland | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Dalton | 9.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 470163. 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.




