Meteorites Found in Kansas: 147 Documented
Kansas has 147 officially recognized meteorites — 7 witnessed falls and 140 finds. The largest, Long Island, weighed 564 kg.
| Name | Classification | Mass | Fell / Found | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island | L6 | 564 kg | Found | 1891 |
| Hugoton | H5 | 350 kg | Found | 1927 |
| Morland | H6 | 295 kg | Found | 1890 |
| Admire | Pallasite, PMG | 180 kg | Found | 1881 |
| Pierceville (iron) | Iron, IIIAB | 100 kg | Found | 1917 |
| Farmington | L5 | 89.4 kg | Fell | 1890 |
| Gretna | L5 | 82 kg | Found | 1912 |
| Ness County (1894) | L6 | 82 kg | Found | 1894 |
| Belle Plaine | L6 | 78.8 kg | Found | 1950 |
| Northbranch | H5 | 76 kg | Found | 1972 |
| Covert | H5 | 61 kg | Found | 1896 |
| Phillips County (stone) | L6 | 57.9 kg | Fell | 1901 |
| Waconda | L6 | 50 kg | Found | 1873 |
| Richfield | LL3.7 | 40.8 kg | Found | 1983 |
| Lamont | Mesosiderite | 38.7 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Mayfield | H4 | 38.4 kg | Found | 1972 |
| Densmore (1879) | L6 | 37.2 kg | Found | 1879 |
| Coffeyville | H5 | 35.9 kg | Found | 2006 |
| Ladder Creek | L6 | 35.1 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Modoc (1905) | L6 | 35 kg | Fell | 1905 |
| Vermillion | Pallasite, ungrouped | 34.4 kg | Found | 1991 |
| Saline | H5 | 30.8 kg | Found | 1901 |
| Leon | H5 | 30 kg | Found | 1943 |
| Jerome (Kansas) | L4 | 29.6 kg | Found | 1894 |
| Great Bend | H6 | 28.8 kg | Found | 1983 |
| Larned | Aubrite-an | 28.1 kg | Found | 1977 |
| Bunker Hill | L6 | 28 kg | Found | 2002 |
| Oakley (stone) | H6 | 27.7 kg | Found | 1895 |
| Nashville (stone) | L6 | 25 kg | Found | 1939 |
| Galatia | L6 | 23.9 kg | Found | 1971 |
| Sharon Springs | L6 | 23.4 kg | Found | 1983 |
| Anthony | H5 | 20 kg | Found | 1919 |
| Horace | H5 | 19.7 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Coldwater (iron) | Iron | 18.4 kg | Found | 1923 |
| Brewster | L6 | 17 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Achilles | H5 | 16 kg | Found | 1924 |
| Beardsley | H5 | 16 kg | Fell | 1929 |
| Coldwater (stone) | H5 | 16 kg | Found | 1924 |
| Ransom | H4 | 15 kg | Found | 1938 |
| Page City | Iron, IVA | 13.6 kg | Found | 1980 |
| Hardtner | L6 | 13 kg | Found | 1972 |
| Park | L6 | 13 kg | Found | 1969 |
| Caldwell | L-imp melt | 12.9 kg | Found | 1961 |
| Hesston | L6 | 12.9 kg | Found | 1951 |
| Tonganoxie | Iron, IIIAB | 11.8 kg | Found | 1886 |
| Hill City | Iron, IVA | 11.7 kg | Found | 1947 |
| Little River (b) | H4/5 | 11.7 kg | Found | 1965 |
| Beeler | LL6 | 11.6 kg | Found | 1924 |
| Densmore (1950) | H6 | 11.3 kg | Found | 1950 |
| Bison | LL6 | 11 kg | Found | 1958 |
| Elyria | Iron, IIIAB | 10.9 kg | Found | 1971 |
| Johnson City | L6 | 10.4 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Cullison | H4 | 10 kg | Found | 1911 |
| Kalvesta | H4 | 10 kg | Found | 1968 |
| Shields | H5 | 9.8 kg | Found | 1962 |
| Burdett | H5 | 8.6 kg | Found | — |
| Gaylord | H4 | 8.5 kg | Found | 1983 |
| Shawnee | Iron, IAB-MG | 8.2 kg | Found | 2010 |
| Leoville | CV3 | 8.1 kg | Found | 1961 |
| Sawyer | H4 | 8.1 kg | Found | 2006 |
| New Almelo | L5 | 8 kg | Found | 1917 |
| Melvern Lake | H5 | 7.8 kg | Found | 1950 |
| Inman | L/LL3.4 | 7.3 kg | Found | 1966 |
| Elm Creek | H4 | 7 kg | Found | 1906 |
| Mayday | H4 | 6.9 kg | Found | 1955 |
| St. Peter | L5 | 6.8 kg | Found | 1957 |
| Dresden (Kansas) | H5 | 6.8 kg | Found | 1953 |
| Haven | H6 | 6.1 kg | Found | 1950 |
| Roundsprings | H5 | 6 kg | Found | 1986 |
| Sappa | L6 | 6 kg | Found | 1983 |
| Yocemento | L4 | 5.9 kg | Found | 1966 |
| Attica | H4 | 5.6 kg | Found | — |
| Cedar (Kansas) | H6 | 4.9 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Garnett | H4 | 4.8 kg | Found | 1938 |
| Ellis County | H6 | 4.7 kg | Found | 1948 |
| Coolidge | CL4 | 4.5 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Little River (a) | H6 | 4.4 kg | Found | 1967 |
| Dwight | L6 | 4.1 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Lost Creek | H3.8 | 4 kg | Found | 1916 |
| Edmond | H6 | 4 kg | Found | 1983 |
| Anson | L6 | 3.9 kg | Found | 1972 |
| Densmore (c) | OC | 3.9 kg | Found | 1956 |
| Ulysses | H4 | 3.9 kg | Found | 1927 |
| Goodland | L4 | 3.6 kg | Found | 1923 |
| Penokee | H5 | 3.6 kg | Found | 1947 |
| Harrison Township | L6 | 3.3 kg | Found | 1945 |
| Norcateur | L6 | 3.2 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Almelo Township | L5 | 3.2 kg | Found | 1949 |
| Willowdale | H4 | 3 kg | Found | 1951 |
| Prairie Dog Creek | H3.7 | 2.9 kg | Found | 1893 |
| Marion (Kansas) | L5 | 2.9 kg | Found | 1955 |
| Kansas University | L6 | 2.8 kg | Found | 1900 |
| Otis | L6 | 2.6 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Leoville (b) | OC | 2.5 kg | Found | 1969 |
| Oberlin | LL5 | 2.5 kg | Found | 1911 |
| Sand Creek | H5 | 2.4 kg | Found | 1986 |
| Colby (Kansas) | H5 | 2.4 kg | Found | 1940 |
| Wichita | H6 | 2.4 kg | Found | 1971 |
| Grant County | L6 | 2.3 kg | Found | 1936 |
| Pleasanton | H5 | 2.3 kg | Found | 1935 |
| Goose Creek | H5 | 2.1 kg | Found | 1999 |
| Pierceville (stone) | L6 | 2.1 kg | Found | 1939 |
| Scott City | H5 | 2.1 kg | Found | 1905 |
| Haviland (b) | H5 | 2.1 kg | Found | 1976 |
| Brownell | L6 | 2 kg | Found | 1971 |
| Wilmot | H6 | 2 kg | Found | 1944 |
| Seneca | H4 | 1.9 kg | Found | 1936 |
| Modoc (1948) | H6 | 1.8 kg | Found | 1948 |
| Smith Center | L6 | 1.6 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Selden | LL5 | 1.6 kg | Found | 1960 |
| McCracken | H4/5 | 1.5 kg | Found | 1980 |
| Tribune (b) | OC | 1.5 kg | Found | 1981 |
| Overland Park | H4 | 1.4 kg | Found | 1998 |
| Kackley | H4 | 1.4 kg | Found | 2006 |
| Sublette | L6 | 1.3 kg | Found | 1952 |
| Waldo | L6 | 1.3 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Haviland (a) | H5 | 1 kg | Found | 1937 |
| Miller (Kansas) | H4 | 970 g | Found | 1950 |
| Tyro | L6 | 895 g | Found | 1978 |
| Luray | OC | 861 g | Found | 1976 |
| Ottawa | LL6 | 840 g | Fell | 1896 |
| Seguin | H6 | 750 g | Found | 1956 |
| Ness County (1938) | H4 | 652 g | Found | 1938 |
| Elkhart | H5 | 573 g | Found | 1936 |
| Wathena | Iron, IIAB | 566 g | Found | 1939 |
| Lawrence | L6 | 515 g | Found | 1928 |
| Rolla (1936) | H5 | 440 g | Found | 1936 |
| Bazine Creek | L4 | 438 g | Found | 2014 |
| Rolla (1941) | H5 | 435 g | Found | 1941 |
| Ness County (c) | OC | 399 g | Found | — |
| Harold (a) | L6 | 336 g | Found | — |
| Kansas State University | H4 | 301 g | Found | 2004 |
| Hoxie | OC | 266 g | Fell | 1963 |
| Reager | L6 | 230 g | Found | 1948 |
| Ingalls | H6 | 226 g | Found | 1937 |
| Harold (b) | L6 | 223 g | Found | — |
| Dispatch | H | 220 g | Found | 1956 |
| Rolla (1939) | H4 | 208 g | Found | 1939 |
| Wilburton | H5 | 208 g | Found | 1940 |
| Blakeman | L4 | 113.7 g | Found | 1983 |
| Franklinville | L6 | 108 g | Found | 1888 |
| Argonia | Pallasite, PMG-an | 84 g | Found | 1940 |
| Rolla (d) | H | 50 g | Found | 1942 |
| Portis | L | 30 g | Found | 1959 |
| Brenham | Pallasite, PMG-an | — | Found | 1882 |
| Cimarron | CM2 | — | Found | 1948 |
| Norton County | Aubrite | — | Fell | 1948 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many meteorites have been found in Kansas?
147 meteorites from Kansas are officially recognized in the scientific record — 7 witnessed falls and 140 finds. The largest is Long Island at 564 kg.
Can I hunt for meteorites in Kansas?
On BLM-managed public land, casual collecting is legal without a permit: surface finds, up to 10 lb per person per year, personal use only. National parks prohibit all collecting, and on private land the meteorite belongs to the landowner. Always verify land status before hunting.
How do I know if a rock is a meteorite?
Quick field checks: meteorites are unusually dense, most attract a magnet (iron-nickel content), fresh ones have a thin black fusion crust, and many show regmaglypts (thumbprint-like depressions). Slag and magnetite are the common false alarms.
⚠️ Always verify current regulations, weather conditions, and access requirements before visiting any location. Information provided is based on community submissions and may not be current or accurate.
Coordinates are historical find locations from the scientific record, often approximate — not guaranteed collecting spots; verify land status and permissions before hunting. Source of record: Meteoritical Bulletin Database (Meteoritical Society).