Yocemento, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Big Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67601. The Survey maps it on the Yocemento quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1896 USGS Hays quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Yocemento quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Hays quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Yocemento between 2015 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 1 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1655 |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0162 |
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 241 |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 6 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ellis County | 017-191 |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 15-0114 |
| 8 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Ellis County | 017-100 |
| 6 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Yocemento: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Incorporated Limestone Quarr | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yocemento in 44 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 27 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1998 | Tornado (F3) | Yocemento | 1 hurt, $1,200,000 | Tornado that began in eastern Trego county, steadily moved northeast before dissipating north of Hays. The tornado hit several farms in rural Ellis county and slammed into sparsely populated Yocemento. After leaving Yocemento, the tornado tore through a feedyard and on across other parts of rural Ellis county. Fortunately, the tornado stayed just west and north of populated Hays where a high school football game was in progress. The tornado damaged or destroyed 10 homes, a grain elevator, many outbuildings, a tractor and a feedlot. During the weaker moments of the tornado, it moved a 14,000 pound tractor 30 yards. One modular constructed home on a concrete slab was completely destroyed with the remains carried 1/2 of a mile. A steel I-beam from a concrete building travelled several hundred yards, eventually crashing into a grain elevator. Three empty anhydrous ammonia tanks were moved causing a leak of a benign amount of vapour. An injury occurred to a male driving a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 70. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | Mesonet station UP856 0.8 E Yocemento (UPR) recorded a 57 mph wind gust. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | A report received from the public of gusts estimated at 72 mph. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | Mesonet station UP856 0.8 E Yocemento (UPR). |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | Mesonet site 0.8 E Yocemento. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | Five semi trucks were blown over on Interstate 70 between mile markers 154 and 157. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Yocemento | - | Brief contact with the tornado as it moved north-northeast. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Yocemento | - | County roads were covered with running water. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | A semi was blown over at exit 157 on Interstate 70. Several highway signs ere blown down and the roof rack of a SUV was blown off. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | The high wind was estimated to be 70 mph. There was also quarter sized hail with the wind. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | The sheriff estimated 60 to 70 mph. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Yocemento | - | Damage was $1 million done to crops across the county. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Yocemento | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Yocemento | - | 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 484723. 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.





