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Turner, Kansas

37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Kansas City City. It lies in ZIP code area 66106. It stands on Muncie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shawnee quadrangle.

Turner within Wyandotte County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 37 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

208 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of Turner between 2015 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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/undetermined134
Smoking21
Debris and open burning15
Arson/incendiarism11
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Equipment and vehicle use8
Fireworks6
Misuse of fire by a minor3

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
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2470128
29 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service24406
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyandotte County23456
27 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service5021337
25 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2680121
22 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2650077
20 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service23511
18 September 2018Smokingunder an acreKansas Forest Service23365

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wyandotte County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Turner: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Lone Star Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Builders #1 Dredge & PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Muncie Creek Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Superior Sand & Gravel DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Wyandotte County

Storms near this place

27 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turner in 27 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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
April 2026HailTurner-Quarter sized hail in northern Shawnee.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Downed wires near Hagemann Street.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Social media report with photos showing large tree limbs downed at a residence near 14th Street and Steele Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Downed tree onto a building near the KU Medical Center.
July 2025Flash FloodTurner-Water was reported over the lanes of I-35 in Wyandotte County Kansas.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Public mPING report of tree limbs down.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Downed tree limbs and wires near Melody Lane.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Downed tree and wires near Glenrose Lane.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTurner-Downed tree limb and wires near Inland Drive.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindTurner-Downed power lines and trees near Argentine Blvd.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindTurner-A large tree was down on a home. This report was received via social media.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindTurner-A few 3 to 5 inch tree limbs were broken.
July 2017Flash FloodTurner-Interstate 35 was closed at Lamar Ave and Roe Ave due to flooding.
August 2017Flash FloodTurner-I-35 southbound was closed for a couple hours due to flash flooding. KC Fire reported that multiple water rescues occurred in the area of I-35 and Lamar Blvd, including one with three people inside of a vehicle floating down the interstate.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindTurner-A tree of unknown size or condition was down on a house near S 37th Street and Harmony Drive.
April 2014HailTurner-Hail was reported at Turner High School.
July 2010Flash FloodTurner-Up to 12 inches of flowing water was reported at Southwest Boulevard, at the intersection with Interstate 35.
June 2009Heavy RainTurner-The Alert Site at Turkey Creek, reported 2.32 inches of rain in a 35 minute period.
July 2009Flash FloodTurner-Street flooding was reported at Southwest Boulevard, near Turkey Creek.
October 2007Heavy RainTurner-Two inches of rain reported since 9 am.
June 2021HailTurner-no account filed
June 2019HailTurner-no account filed
June 2019HailTurner-no account filed
June 2019HailTurner-no account filed
July 2008HailTurner-no account filed
July 2008HailTurner-no account filed
June 2008HailTurner-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wyandotte 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
Argentine1.8 miles37
Muncie2.3 miles37
Morris2.9 miles38
Stony Point3.1 miles38
Grinter Heights3.2 miles38
Min - Rock Village3.8 miles37
Welborn4.1 miles40
Grays Park4.4 miles37

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 478951. 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.