Vliets, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Noble Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66544. It stands on North Fork Black Vermillion River. The Survey maps it on the Vermillion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1889 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Vermillion quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Blue Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Vliets between 2015 and 2020, burning about 399 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 3 |
| 31 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 11 |
| 21 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 21 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 6 |
| 21 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 270 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 7 |
| 14 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4 |
| 28 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 160003 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vliets in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 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 2007 | Flash Flood | Vliets | $100,000 | Highway 87 closed just off highway 9 near Vliets. Water over the roadway. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Vliets | $50,000 | Moderate or greater flooding vicinity of the gage on the Black Vermillion River near Frankfort. Lowland flooding with some county roads closed. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vliets | - | Several outhouse buildings and power poles damaged. One house was destroyed as it slid off its foundation and one occupant inside it was injured. Estimated 80-90 mph winds. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vliets | - | Estimated wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Vliets | - | Water was flowing through the yard of the home owner. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vliets | - | Barn destroyed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2001 | Flood | Vliets | - | Heavy rains caused brief minor flooding near Vliets. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Vermillion | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Frankfort | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lillis | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Winifred | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Nolan | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Beattie | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Reedsville | 11.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 473203. 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.






