BlockSears, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 67801. The Survey maps it on the Dodge City quadrangle.
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.
- 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
- 1968 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Sears between 2015 and 2020, burning about 2,668 acres in total. 3 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 | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ford County | 1423 |
| 10 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1150152 |
| 28 August 2015 | Natural | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150142 |
| 28 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1150146 |
| 28 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1150144 |
| 2 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ford County | 1208 |
| 9 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150111 |
| 5 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 385 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howell | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dodge City | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| South Dodge | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Sayre | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Happy Homes Park | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Dodge | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wilroads Gardens | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wright | 11.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484578. 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.