BlockSayre, Kansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fairview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67841. The Survey maps it on the Ensign quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Dodge quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Ensign quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sayre between 2015 and 2016, burning about 206 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150113 |
| 21 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150048 |
| 26 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1160236 |
| 22 January 2015 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sears | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Howell | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| South Dodge | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Dodge City | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Happy Homes Park | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Dodge | 13.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wilroads Gardens | 13.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wilroads | 14.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484579. 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.