BlockValeda, Kansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Howard Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67337. The Survey maps it on the Valeda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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 Parsons quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Parsons quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Mound Valley quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Mound Valley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Valeda quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Coffeyville quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Coffeyville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Valeda between 2015 and 2018, burning about 33 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 | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 41 |
| 4 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 26 |
| 22 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 19 |
| 21 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 35 |
| 17 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 32 |
| 17 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 34 |
| 11 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 16 |
| 10 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 24 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valeda in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeda | $5,000 | Trees were knocked down across town. One tree, almost 2 feet in diameter, fell in the front yard of one home breaking the privacy fence and smashing the bird bath. Glass windows were broken out of the steeple at the nearby church. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeda | $3,000 | The emergency manager reported a tree down blocking the road. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeda | - | Severe thunderstorm wind led to a roof being blown off an older barn near Angola. Some trees were reported down across the county. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Valeda | - | Reported at Highway 166 and Chase Road. Relayed by Montgomery County Emergency Manager. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeda | - | Roofs were blown off 2 buildings. One outbuilding was destroyed and a livestock trailer was moved several feet. This was a delayed report. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Valeda | - | The hail was driven by 55 mph winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeda | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Valeda | - | Numerous showers and thunderstorms from the early morning into the afternoon on the 25th deposited 3 to 4 inches of rain over mainly the southern half of Labette County, resulting in localized flash flooding. According to emergency management, several county roads were closed due to high water, and some small creeks and streams overflowed their banks. Additionally, Highway 101 was closed from just north of Edna to Highway 160. Any property damage that may have occurred from the flooding is unknown. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Valeda | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Valeda | - | 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 469169. 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.