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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1886 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Hallowell quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 2015Regional 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/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 215 |
| 2 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1800034 |
| 5 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 158 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1800024 |
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1600024 |
| 4 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee County | 87 |
| 20 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Cherokee County | 1100022 |
| 18 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 104 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
26 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Sherwin | $64,000 | A 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | $10,000 | Kansas 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 2017 | Hail | Sherwin | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | $5,000 | Several power poles and trees were blown down 6 miles west of Columbus on Highway 160. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several power poles near the intersection of Northwest 40th Street and Lawton Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | The Emergency Manager reported an 70mph wind gust in a rural area along Highway 160. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | Multiple large tree limbs were reported down seven miles west of Columbus, KS near Highway 160. |
| February 2019 | Hail | Sherwin | - | Quarter size hail was reported just west of Columbus. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Sherwin | - | Golf ball Size hail was reported by the Emergency Manager in a rural area. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | A few large limbs of eight inch in diameter were reported down. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Sherwin | - | Quarter size hail was reported 7 miles west of Columbus. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | A 66 knot wind gust was measured at a Kansas mesonet station. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | Several large limbs were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Sherwin | - | Eight to ten inches of water was reported flowing over NW 70th Street a half mile north of Highway 160. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Sherwin | - | Flash Flooding reported along Southwest 70th Street and Northwest 60th Street. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Sherwin | - | 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 2009 | Flash Flood | Sherwin | - | 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Sherwin | - | 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 2012 | Hail | Sherwin | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Sherwin | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Sherwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Sherwin | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Sherwin | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sherwin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallowell | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Hoag | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Cokedale | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Columbus | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hamilton Camp (historical) | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Faulkner | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Stippville | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mayer (historical) | 6.6 miles | 20 |
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 Sherwin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17199105 | The 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.










