Martin City, Missouri
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Kaw Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64145. The Survey maps it on the Grandview quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1934 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Grandview quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Martin City between 2006 and 2018, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2460133 |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | not named |
| 2 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2450113 |
| 15 September 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Johnson County | not named |
| 11 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2540028 |
| 11 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Johnson County | 2540058 |
| 29 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Johnson County | 2410042 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Martin City: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown-Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martin City in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Martin City | $25,000 | Indian Creek near 103rd and Stateline Road was reported flooding. Businesses were affected up to 100 yards from the creek. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin City | - | Downed tree limbs and wires near McGee Street. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin City | - | Large tree downed. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Martin City | - | An apartment complex was evacuated along Holmes Road due to flooding. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Martin City | - | A few tree limbs were broken and a port-a-potty was blown over in a neighborhood in far western Jackson County, near Leawood, Kansas. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Martin City | - | A water rescue was needed at 99th and Holmes Road. Home evacuations also needed along Indian Creek, near 101st and Wornall. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Martin City | - | Heavy rain from thunderstorms produced flash flooding in sections of Martin City and Grandview. A National Weather Service employee reported 2 to 4 feet of water on Wyandotte Street between 135th and 138th Streets. The East Creek also overflowed its banks along Route 150 near Grandview. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Santa Fe | 1.6 miles | 27 | |
| Red Bridge | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Grandview | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Dallas | 3.8 miles | 27 | |
| Belvidere | 4.0 miles | 22 | |
| Truman Corners | 4.0 miles | 27 | |
| Jeffreys | 4.3 miles | 27 | |
| Hickman Mills | 4.4 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735712. 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.












