BlockTalmo, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66935. The Survey maps it on the Wayne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1892 USGS Concordia quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Concordia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Talmo between 2015 and 2018, burning about 40 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 | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500025 |
| 23 November 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1800004 |
| 13 January 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Republic County | 1700001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Talmo in 15 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 9 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Talmo | $1,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms produced heavy rains and flash flooding across parts of Republic county. An estimated 3 feet of water over old Hwy 81 near Timber Road. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Talmo | $1,000 | Slow moving thunderstorms produced flash flooding during the early morning across parts of Republic County. 3 feet of water was reported over old Highway 81 near Timberline road. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Talmo | - | Brief tornado touchdown approximately 1 mile north of Talmo. There was only minor tree damage. Low end EF0 winds of 65 to 75 mph estimated. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talmo | - | A trained spotter near Belleville reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talmo | - | In Belleville a trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust, and a 4 to 5 inch tree limb was broken near Agenda. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Talmo | - | Highway 148 was closed between Talmo and Agenda with 3 to 5 feet of water flowing over the road. Roads 220 and 290 south of Wayne and Agenda, respectively, were closed due to high water running over the roadways. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Talmo | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Talmo | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 473094. 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.