Springdale, Kansas
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Alexandria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66020. The Survey maps it on the Easton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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 Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1888 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Easton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Easton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Easton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Springdale between 2009 and 2020, burning about 2,785 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Leavenworth County | 908 |
| 22 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 acres | Kansas Counties | SPRINGDALE |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4000125 |
| 22 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Jefferson County | 4000104 |
| 11 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Leavenworth County | 86 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4000073 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4000074 |
| 9 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4000041 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springdale in 16 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 10 hail, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | $1,000 | Hay barn was blown into the roadway. Numerous trees also were reported down. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Springdale | - | Quarter sized hail covering the ground near K-92 and 195th Street west of Leavenworth. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Springdale | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Springdale. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | Emergency management reported 60 mph wind near Jarbalo. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | Several outbuildings had their roofs blown off. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | An Emergency Manager reported 60 mph wind. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | An Emergency Manager reported 60 mph wind. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Springdale | - | Emergency Management reported golf ball sized hail at 207th Road and Springdale Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | Three large trees about 20 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Springdale | - | A spotter reported golfball-size hail in Springdale. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Springdale | - | Quarter-size hail was reported by the county sheriff's office 4 miles west of Springdale. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Springdale | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Springdale | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Springdale | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Springdale | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Springdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarbalo | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Five Points | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| Easton | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Millwood | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Lowemont | 9.1 miles | 26 | |
| Hoge | 9.1 miles | 35 | |
| Tonganoxie | 10.5 miles | 23 | |
| Fairmount | 11.0 miles | 35 |
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 Springdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20709718 | 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 478369. 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.









