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Stanley, Kansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Overland Park City. It lies in ZIP code area 66223. The Survey maps it on the Stilwell quadrangle.

Stanley within Johnson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

144 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Stanley between 2006 and 2019, burning about 67 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 were 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/undetermined58
Debris and open burning28
Equipment and vehicle use22
Smoking17
Arson/incendiarism8
Recreation and ceremony4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresJohnson Countynot named
3 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson Countynot named
2 September 2015Smokingunder an acreKansas Forest Service2450113
15 September 2006Smoking1.0 acresJohnson Countynot named
12 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreJohnson County2550029
11 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2540028
11 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2540058
4 August 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreJohnson County2160042

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Stanley: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blue Valley MinesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Blue Valley MinesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

51 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stanley in 51 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 23 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 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 2011Tornado (EF0)Stanley$10,000At 1010CST an EF0 tornado touched 1.2 miles south southeast of Stanley. The tornado moved north northeast and lifted at 1012CST, around 0.9 miles southeast of Stanley. Roof damage was observed at the Blue Valley Middle School, and several trees were damaged, north of 159th Street, between Roe and Nall.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindStanley$3,000Severe thunderstorms moved across Johnson County. A 70 mph wind gust was observed at the intersection of U.S. Route 169 and 199th Street, and a 65 mph wind gust occurred near Stanley. Gusts up to 60 mph were recorded at the New Century Airport in Olathe, at the intersection of Interstate 435 and Johnson Drive. Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and limbs in Gardner and Shawnee. In Overland Park, a tree fell on a house and car, and a 60-foot tree was knocked down at 92nd and Switzer. Several streets were completely blocked by downed trees and limbs. A two-foot diameter tree also fell onto a house in Merriam, and trees, limbs, and power lines were downed in Spring Hill.
March 2026HailStanley-Quarter sized hail reported near 135th and Nall.
March 2026HailStanley-Quarter sized hail reported near Scheel's in Overland Park.
March 2026HailStanley-Quarter sized hail reported near Roe and 127th.
April 2026HailStanley-Quarter sized hail in south Leawood.
April 2026HailStanley-Quarter sized hail in Stanley in southern Overland Park.
April 2026HailStanley-Quarter sized hail in southern Overland Park near Stanley.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindStanley-Downed tree near Blue Valley High School.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindStanley-Spotter measured wind gust of 63 mph near Deanna Rose Farmstead.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStanley-Social media photos of an awning damaged and blown over as well as property damage near 121st and Metcalf.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStanley-Large tree down due to thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindStanley-Downed trees near the intersection of 159th Street and Quivira Road.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindStanley-A large tree limb was down near Stanley.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindStanley-A few 4 inch tree limbs were snapped, and an 8 to 9 inch silver maple tree branch was snapped near Stillwell.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindStanley-A large tree was uprooted near 151st Street in Overland Park.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindStanley-There was major damage to several homes across the area including roofs and walls heavily damaged near Stanley. There was also heavy tree damage reported across the area.
June 2016HailStanley-This report was received via social media.
June 2016HailStanley-This report was received via social media.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindStanley-A gust was measured at 73 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindStanley-An NWS employee reported a 60 mph wind gust with some storm sthat moved through Stanley.
July 2015Flash FloodStanley-Water was flowing over roads and into homes.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindStanley-A live tree was blown down.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Stanley-At 1022CST a brief EF0 tornado touchdown, was observed 2.5 miles north northwest of Stanley. The tornado touched down and then went right back up. No damage was observed.
June 2010Flash FloodStanley-Heavy rains caused water to reach three feet deep, around Mission Road and 127th.
April 2008HailStanley-Nickel size hail was reported at the intersection of 167th Street and 69 Highway.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindStanley-Winds to 65 mph were reported near 207th and 69 Highway.
September 2008Tornado (EF0)Stanley-A brief EFO tornado touchdown was reported at 1653CST, in an open field. No damage was observed.
June 2007Flash FloodStanley-High water was reported between Stanley and Stilwell at 175th Street and Null Road.
August 2004Flash FloodStanley-Water over road at Kenneth and 151st with intersection closed.
August 2004Flash FloodStanley-Water over road at Kenneth and 151st from heavy rains.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindStanley-An off-duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts at 60 mph in Stanley.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindStanley-Several large trees were uprooted by thunderstorm winds.
May 1995HailStanley-Severe thunderstorms downed several large tree limbs in Edgerton, and produced dime size hail in Stillwell, and nickel size hail in Stanley.
April 2018HailStanley-no account filed
June 2016HailStanley-no account filed
June 2016HailStanley-no account filed
May 2012HailStanley-no account filed
May 2012Heavy RainStanley-no account filed
February 2007HailStanley-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindStanley-no account filed
March 2006HailStanley-no account filed
April 2006HailStanley-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindStanley-no account filed
April 2003HailStanley-no account filed
May 2001HailStanley-no account filed
April 2001HailStanley-no account filed
May 2001HailStanley-no account filed
March 2000HailStanley-no account filed
April 2000HailStanley-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindStanley-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson 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
Redel2.4 miles20
Kenneth2.9 miles22
Morse3.1 miles20
Aubry5.8 miles20
Stilwell5.9 miles20
Lackmans7.1 miles26
Lenexa7.7 miles24
Leawood8.2 miles27

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 StanleyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q20709883The 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 479575. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.