Skiddy, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Township 5. It lies in ZIP code area 66872. It stands on Ralls Creek. The Survey maps it on the Skiddy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Parkerville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Parkerville quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Skiddy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Council Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Skiddy between 2012 and 2020, burning about 8,824 acres in total. 2 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,000 acres | Kansas Counties | SKIDDY WEST ROAD |
| 4 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018031 |
| 25 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018034 |
| 30 June 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 108 |
| 16 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 84 |
| 11 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2018027 |
| 26 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 76 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skiddy in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 7 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Skiddy | $50,000 | Fast flowing water over roads. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skiddy | - | Several outbuildings were blown over and/or collapsed at a residence 1 mile south of US77 and K-157. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Skiddy | - | Report received via social media. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Skiddy | - | Delayed report from social media. Flash flooding reported over roads west of White City. Water over 2700 rd between G ave and H ave has caused road closures. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Skiddy | - | B Avenue near Thomas Creek was completely washed out from rapidly flowing water. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Skiddy | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Skiddy | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Skiddy | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Skiddy | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Skiddy | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Skiddy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White City | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Latimer | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Parkerville | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Dwight | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Downing (historical) | 14.6 miles | 15 | |
| Delavan | 14.7 miles | 15 | |
| Kelso | 15.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wilsey | 17.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 476875. 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.





