BlockWaco, Kansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Salem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67060. The Survey maps it on the Derby quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Wichita quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Derby quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Derby quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Derby quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
142 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Waco between 2001 and 2020, burning about 81 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sedgwick County | 6341 |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1378 |
| 3 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Sedgwick County | 5503 |
| 28 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sumner County | not named |
| 24 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6449 |
| 20 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 6338 |
| 8 July 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wego-Waco | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Derby | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sand Burr Hill | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Haysville | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sunset Park | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Midland Park | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mona Kay Heights | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Midland Tower | 5.7 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 474328. 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.