Thompsonville, Kansas
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1960. It stands in Kentucky Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66073. It stands on Slough Creek. The Survey maps it on the Perry quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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
- 1949 USGS Perry quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Perry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Kansas City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Thompsonville between 2003 and 2018, burning about 294 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 213 |
| 14 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 132 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 75 |
| 5 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Jefferson County | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2018125 |
| 7 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 35 |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 67 |
| 5 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 66 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Thompsonville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamm Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thompsonville in 20 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Thompsonville | $600,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Thompsonville | $8,000 | Large hail damaged houses and crops near Thompsonville. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Estimated wind gust by NWS employee. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Estimated wind gust with low visibility in heavy rain. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Fire chief estimated 85 mph winds. Signs blown off posts with zero visibility in driving rain. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Fire chief estimated 85 mph winds. Signs blown off posts with zero visibility in driving rain. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Report of a 70 mph wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Thompsonville | - | Bridge closed due to flash flood damage. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Report of 60 mph wind gust. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | An NWS storm survey found damage to a large farm outbuilding including partial roof and wall collapse on the structure. The survey concluded that downburst winds or 90 to 100 mph caused the damage. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | EM reported 80 mph wind gust. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Several docks and boats with damage at Perry Marina. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Wind gust to around 70 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Stop sign blown down estimated winds to around 70 mph. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | Estimated wind gust of 80 MPH near K-24 and 237 Road. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Thompsonville | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Thompsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Thompsonville | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Thompsonville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thompsonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Newman | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Perry | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Ridge | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Lakeside Village | 4.9 miles | 22 | |
| Hilldale South | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| Hilldale | 5.7 miles | 22 | |
| Williamstown | 6.1 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478813. 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.








