Stilwell, Kansas
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Aubry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66085. The Survey maps it on the Stilwell quadrangle. It stands 1,066 feet above sea level.
On record in Stilwell
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
- Blackfeather Farmlisted 1996
- Redel Historic Districtlisted 1996
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Stilwell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Stilwell between 2006 and 2019, burning about 131 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2480037 |
| 28 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2700111 |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Johnson County | 2160042 |
| 30 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 8 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 1890137 |
| 19 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stilwell: 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Valley Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Valley Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stilwell in 13 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2006 | Hail | Stilwell | $200,000 | Roof and car damage from the large hail. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stilwell | $75,000 | A four block area in Stilwell, had around one dozen large trees knocked down, with a few of them landing on homes. Multiple power poles were snapped off, with resultant power outages across town. One front porch was knocked a little off the foundation of a home. The downburst had thunderstorm winds estimated up to 80 mph. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stilwell | $5,000 | A barn was blown down by the high winds just west of Stilwell. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Stilwell | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported southeast of Stilwell. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stilwell | - | Large tree downed on a house, causing significant roof damage. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Stilwell | - | Roads flooded 164th street and Nall. Basement flooding in the same area. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stilwell | - | 8 inch diameter tree blown down. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Stilwell | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Stilwell | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Stilwell | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Stilwell | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Stilwell | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Stilwell | - | 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.
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 Stilwell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7617346 | 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 479569. 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.








