BlockScipio, Kansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Putnam Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66032. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Garnett East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1885 USGS Garnett quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Garnett quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Garnett East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Garnett quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Garnett quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Scipio between 2015 and 2020, burning about 94 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 13 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Anderson County | 1752066 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1854025 |
| 11 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1854013 |
| 7 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1501086 |
| 6 March 2018 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1852037 |
| 23 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Anderson County | 1754022 |
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 Scipio: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnett Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scipio in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2007 | Flood | Scipio | $1,000,000 | With persistent heavy rain and thunderstorms, Pottawatomie Creek reaches moderate flooding and continues to rise to record levels. Heavy rains continue intermittently for the rest of the month with widespread flooding developing. Flooding becomes more prevalent around Garnett and Colony by sunrise on the 30th with major streets and highways becoming impassable. By that evening...water rescues and emergency airlifts are being performed and all roads are closed going into Anderson County. Flooding continues into July. |
| July 2007 | Flood | Scipio | $500,000 | Widespread flooding continues into early July. Numerous roads are still under water from heavy rain in late June. A state report said eight houses in the county received minor damage and another nine were affected by the flooding. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Scipio | $20,000 | Water rescue occurred south of 2300 and Meade. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio | $2,000 | A trained spotter near Richmond reported an estimated 70 mph wind gust. An emergency manager reported an electrical pole down near Garnett. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio | - | Damage to windows and trees, and a six inch diameter tree snapped. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Scipio | - | Golf ball size hail reported. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Scipio | - | Water was over the roadway at 2350th Road at Neosho Road. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio | - | Wind gust was estimated. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio | - | Tree down on highway 59. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Scipio | - | Multiple roads across Anderson County, especially near Richmond, remain closed due to flooding. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Scipio | - | Portions of 2150 Road and bridge reported to be under water. Several other roadways across the county were also noted to have less than 6 inches of water flowing or ponding on them. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio | - | Trained spotter reports a large piece of barn across highway 59 with large tree branches down. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scipio | - | A severe thunderstorm which contained damaging winds of 90-100 mph in Franklin county to the north of Anderson county moved into Anderson county and caused damage to countless outbuildings, trees, and permanent structures. The amount of damage to permanent structures was not nearly as dramatic as Franklin county encountered. The path of the storm through Anderson County was 28 miles long by 10 miles wide. |
| August 1998 | Flood | Scipio | - | Heavy rain caused brief flooding on Scipio road. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 477662. 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.