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Sherwin, Kansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lola Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66725. It stands on Denny Branch. The Survey maps it on the Hallowell quadrangle.

Sherwin within Cherokee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Sherwin between 2015 and 2018, burning about 104 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/undetermined22
Debris and open burning12
Smoking2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2018Debris and open burning3.0 acresKansas Forest Service215
2 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service1800034
5 June 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service158
28 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Service1800024
6 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Service1600024
4 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee County87
20 March 2017Debris and open burning6.0 acresCherokee County1100022
18 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service104

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cherokee County

Storms near this place

26 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sherwin in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Sherwin$64,000A NWS survey team determined that a tornado touched down to the northwest of Columbus near the intersection of NW Center Star and NW 40th St, downing trees in a convergent to rotational manner as it tracked northeast. As the tornado neared NW 30th St, several outbuildings were damaged to destroyed, with another barn on NW Lawton Rd experiencing door damage on its southeast and east sides. The tornado then destroyed one barn and damaged another as it crossed NW Belleview Road before dissipating.
November 2018Thunderstorm WindSherwin$10,000Kansas mesonet sites near Hallowell measured a 60 MPH gust. These storms continued east, knocking down power poles seven miles north of Columbus around 1130 PM.
February 2017HailSherwin$10,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSherwin$5,000Several power poles and trees were blown down 6 miles west of Columbus on Highway 160.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindSherwin$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several power poles near the intersection of Northwest 40th Street and Lawton Road.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindSherwin-The Emergency Manager reported an 70mph wind gust in a rural area along Highway 160.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSherwin-Multiple large tree limbs were reported down seven miles west of Columbus, KS near Highway 160.
February 2019HailSherwin-Quarter size hail was reported just west of Columbus.
May 2019HailSherwin-Golf ball Size hail was reported by the Emergency Manager in a rural area.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSherwin-A few large limbs of eight inch in diameter were reported down.
May 2016HailSherwin-Quarter size hail was reported 7 miles west of Columbus.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindSherwin-A 66 knot wind gust was measured at a Kansas mesonet station.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSherwin-Several large limbs were blown down.
June 2010Flash FloodSherwin-Eight to ten inches of water was reported flowing over NW 70th Street a half mile north of Highway 160.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSherwin-The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph.
September 2009Flash FloodSherwin-Flash Flooding reported along Southwest 70th Street and Northwest 60th Street.
July 2009Flash FloodSherwin-Emergency management officials reported that Cherry Creek had risen out of its banks due to heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms over the county. The rising water had covered several low water roads and bridges along its course.
October 2009Flash FloodSherwin-The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director observed flooding over a section of SW 70th Road west of Columbus where the Denny Branch of Cherry Creek crosses the road.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSherwin-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree.
August 2006Flash FloodSherwin-Flash flooding inundated two intersections over rural Cherokee County. The intersection of NW 50th and Bethlehem along with the intersection of SW 60th and Bethlehem became impassable to motorists.
April 2012HailSherwin-no account filed
May 2012HailSherwin-no account filed
April 2010HailSherwin-no account filed
June 2009HailSherwin-no account filed
June 2009HailSherwin-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindSherwin-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cherokee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hallowell2.6 miles19
Hoag5.2 miles20
Cokedale5.4 miles19
Columbus5.5 miles20
Hamilton Camp (historical)6.3 miles20
Faulkner6.4 miles20
Stippville6.5 miles20
Mayer (historical)6.6 miles20

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 SherwinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q17199105The 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 484447. 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.