Wilroads, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Enterprise Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67801. The Survey maps it on the Fort Dodge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Spearville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Spearville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kinsley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Wilroads between 2015 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ford County | 1170285 |
| 4 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150150 |
| 4 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ford County | 1170257 |
| 3 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Ford County | 1170256 |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1150107 |
| 28 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 18170 |
| 11 June 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
33 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilroads in 33 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 20 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 tornado. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilroads | $50,000 | A center pivot irrigation sprinkler was overturned by the high wind. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Wilroads | - | Water over the road at saddle road and Road 116. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilroads | - | Semi blown over on highway 400 on mm 130. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Wilroads | - | Water was over 117 and Saddle roads. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Wilroads | - | This landspout moved southwest and developed as the first was dissipating. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilroads | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilroads | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Wilroads | - | Rainfall of 3.90 inches was reported. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilroads | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Wilroads | - | This brief landspout was observed underneath a rapidly developing thunderstorm. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilroads | - | The officer reported that his care was nearly blown off the road by the high winds. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Wilroads | - | The hail lasted for four minutes. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wilroads | - | Rainfall of 4.50 inches was reported and it was still raining at the report time. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Flood | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wilroads | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Wilroads | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilroads Gardens | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Dodge | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Happy Homes Park | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Wright | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| South Dodge | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Dodge City | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Ford | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sears | 12.0 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594455 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484659. 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.





