Meteorites Found in Kansas: 147 Documented

Kansas has 147 officially recognized meteorites — 7 witnessed falls and 140 finds. The largest, Long Island (L6 — ordinary chondrite (low iron)), weighed 564 kg. The record here spans 141 years — from Waconda in 1873 to Bazine Creek in 2014.

123 ordinary chondrites8 iron meteorites7 meteorites4 pallasites2 aubrites2 carbonaceous chondrites1 mesosiderite

Name	Classification	Mass	Fell / Found	Year	GPS
Long Island	L6	564 kg	Found	1891	39.933, -99.600
Hugoton	H5	350 kg	Found	1927	37.200, -101.350
Morland	H6	295 kg	Found	1890	39.333, -100.067
Admire	Pallasite, PMG	180 kg	Found	1881	38.700, -96.100
Pierceville (iron)	Iron, IIIAB	100 kg	Found	1917	37.867, -100.667
Farmington	L5	89.4 kg	Fell	1890	39.750, -97.033
Gretna	L5	82 kg	Found	1912	39.933, -99.217
Ness County (1894)	L6	82 kg	Found	1894	38.500, -99.600
Belle Plaine	L6	78.8 kg	Found	1950	37.317, -97.250
Northbranch	H5	76 kg	Found	1972	39.992, -98.342
Covert	H5	61 kg	Found	1896	39.200, -98.783
Phillips County (stone)	L6	57.9 kg	Fell	1901	40.000, -99.250
Waconda	L6	50 kg	Found	1873	39.333, -98.167
Richfield	LL3.7	40.8 kg	Found	1983	37.222, -101.681
Lamont	Mesosiderite	38.7 kg	Found	1940	38.078, -96.026
Mayfield	H4	38.4 kg	Found	1972	37.308, -97.545
Densmore (1879)	L6	37.2 kg	Found	1879	39.650, -99.683
Coffeyville	H5	35.9 kg	Found	2006	37.017, -95.667
Ladder Creek	L6	35.1 kg	Found	1937	38.617, -101.633
Modoc (1905)	L6	35 kg	Fell	1905	38.500, -101.100
Vermillion	Pallasite, ungrouped	34.4 kg	Found	1991	39.736, -96.361
Saline	H5	30.8 kg	Found	1901	39.400, -100.400
Leon	H5	30 kg	Found	1943	37.667, -96.767
Jerome (Kansas)	L4	29.6 kg	Found	1894	38.767, -100.733
Great Bend	H6	28.8 kg	Found	1983	38.395, -98.916
Larned	Aubrite-an	28.1 kg	Found	1977	38.200, -99.162
Bunker Hill	L6	28 kg	Found	2002	38.848, -98.724
Oakley (stone)	H6	27.7 kg	Found	1895	38.950, -101.017
Nashville (stone)	L6	25 kg	Found	1939	37.450, -98.417
Galatia	L6	23.9 kg	Found	1971	38.642, -98.883
Sharon Springs	L6	23.4 kg	Found	1983	38.771, -101.798
Anthony	H5	20 kg	Found	1919	37.083, -98.050
Horace	H5	19.7 kg	Found	1940	38.350, -101.783
Coldwater (iron)	Iron	18.4 kg	Found	1923	37.267, -99.333
Brewster	L6	17 kg	Found	1940	39.250, -101.333
Achilles	H5	16 kg	Found	1924	39.777, -100.813
Beardsley	H5	16 kg	Fell	1929	39.800, -101.200
Coldwater (stone)	H5	16 kg	Found	1924	37.267, -99.333
Ransom	H4	15 kg	Found	1938	38.617, -99.933
Page City	Iron, IVA	13.6 kg	Found	1980	39.167, -101.283
Hardtner	L6	13 kg	Found	1972	37.067, -98.662
Park	L6	13 kg	Found	1969	39.110, -100.362
Caldwell	L-imp melt	12.9 kg	Found	1961	37.033, -97.625
Hesston	L6	12.9 kg	Found	1951	38.117, -97.433
Tonganoxie	Iron, IIIAB	11.8 kg	Found	1886	39.083, -95.117
Hill City	Iron, IVA	11.7 kg	Found	1947	39.367, -99.850
Little River (b)	H4/5	11.7 kg	Found	1965	38.440, -98.067
Beeler	LL6	11.6 kg	Found	1924	38.533, -100.217
Densmore (1950)	H6	11.3 kg	Found	1950	39.566, -99.647
Bison	LL6	11 kg	Found	1958	38.307, -99.710
Elyria	Iron, IIIAB	10.9 kg	Found	1971	38.280, -97.365
Johnson City	L6	10.4 kg	Found	1937	37.550, -101.683
Cullison	H4	10 kg	Found	1911	37.617, -98.917
Kalvesta	H4	10 kg	Found	1968	38.083, -100.250
Shields	H5	9.8 kg	Found	1962	38.700, -100.350
Burdett	H5	8.6 kg	Found	—	38.233, -99.533
Gaylord	H4	8.5 kg	Found	1983	39.617, -98.700
Shawnee	Iron, IAB-MG	8.2 kg	Found	2010	withheld
Leoville	CV3	8.1 kg	Found	1961	39.633, -100.467
Sawyer	H4	8.1 kg	Found	2006	37.524, -98.630
New Almelo	L5	8 kg	Found	1917	39.667, -100.000
Melvern Lake	H5	7.8 kg	Found	1950	38.525, -95.781
Inman	L/LL3.4	7.3 kg	Found	1966	38.250, -97.667
Elm Creek	H4	7 kg	Found	1906	38.500, -96.200
Mayday	H4	6.9 kg	Found	1955	39.474, -96.925
St. Peter	L5	6.8 kg	Found	1957	39.400, -100.033
Dresden (Kansas)	H5	6.8 kg	Found	1953	39.617, -100.463
Haven	H6	6.1 kg	Found	1950	37.964, -97.756
Roundsprings	H5	6 kg	Found	1986	39.167, -98.433
Sappa	L6	6 kg	Found	1983	39.844, -100.510
Yocemento	L4	5.9 kg	Found	1966	38.900, -99.433
Attica	H4	5.6 kg	Found	—	37.250, -98.133
Cedar (Kansas)	H6	4.9 kg	Found	1937	39.700, -98.983
Garnett	H4	4.8 kg	Found	1938	38.267, -95.250
Ellis County	H6	4.7 kg	Found	1948	38.783, -99.333
Coolidge	CL4	4.5 kg	Found	1937	38.033, -101.983
Little River (a)	H6	4.4 kg	Found	1967	38.383, -98.017
Dwight	L6	4.1 kg	Found	1940	38.850, -96.583
Lost Creek	H3.8	4 kg	Found	1916	39.124, -98.168
Edmond	H6	4 kg	Found	1983	39.767, -99.917
Anson	L6	3.9 kg	Found	1972	39.333, -97.562
Densmore (c)	OC	3.9 kg	Found	1956	withheld
Ulysses	H4	3.9 kg	Found	1927	37.600, -101.250
Goodland	L4	3.6 kg	Found	1923	39.350, -101.667
Penokee	H5	3.6 kg	Found	1947	39.350, -99.917
Harrison Township	L6	3.3 kg	Found	1945	38.333, -101.712
Norcateur	L6	3.2 kg	Found	1940	39.817, -100.200
Almelo Township	L5	3.2 kg	Found	1949	39.600, -100.117
Willowdale	H4	3 kg	Found	1951	37.533, -98.367
Prairie Dog Creek	H3.7	2.9 kg	Found	1893	39.633, -100.500
Marion (Kansas)	L5	2.9 kg	Found	1955	38.367, -97.033
Kansas University	L6	2.8 kg	Found	1900	withheld
Otis	L6	2.6 kg	Found	1940	38.533, -99.050
Leoville (b)	OC	2.5 kg	Found	1969	39.608, -100.475
Oberlin	LL5	2.5 kg	Found	1911	39.800, -100.517
Sand Creek	H5	2.4 kg	Found	1986	39.430, -99.995
Colby (Kansas)	H5	2.4 kg	Found	1940	39.417, -101.050
Wichita	H6	2.4 kg	Found	1971	37.592, -97.215
Grant County	L6	2.3 kg	Found	1936	37.467, -101.433
Pleasanton	H5	2.3 kg	Found	1935	38.183, -94.717
Goose Creek	H5	2.1 kg	Found	1999	37.435, -98.318
Pierceville (stone)	L6	2.1 kg	Found	1939	37.867, -100.667
Scott City	H5	2.1 kg	Found	1905	38.467, -100.933
Haviland (b)	H5	2.1 kg	Found	1976	37.597, -99.125
Brownell	L6	2 kg	Found	1971	38.697, -99.708
Wilmot	H6	2 kg	Found	1944	37.383, -96.867
Seneca	H4	1.9 kg	Found	1936	39.833, -96.067
Modoc (1948)	H6	1.8 kg	Found	1948	38.500, -101.100
Smith Center	L6	1.6 kg	Found	1937	39.833, -99.017
Selden	LL5	1.6 kg	Found	1960	39.533, -100.567
McCracken	H4/5	1.5 kg	Found	1980	38.525, -99.810
Tribune (b)	OC	1.5 kg	Found	1981	withheld
Overland Park	H4	1.4 kg	Found	1998	38.967, -94.667
Kackley	H4	1.4 kg	Found	2006	39.716, -97.855
Sublette	L6	1.3 kg	Found	1952	37.500, -100.833
Waldo	L6	1.3 kg	Found	1937	39.100, -98.833
Haviland (a)	H5	1 kg	Found	1937	37.617, -99.100
Miller (Kansas)	H4	970 g	Found	1950	38.625, -96.023
Tyro	L6	895 g	Found	1978	37.000, -95.800
Luray	OC	861 g	Found	1976	39.117, -98.683
Ottawa	LL6	840 g	Fell	1896	38.600, -95.217
Seguin	H6	750 g	Found	1956	39.367, -100.633
Ness County (1938)	H4	652 g	Found	1938	38.483, -99.917
Elkhart	H5	573 g	Found	1936	37.017, -101.883
Wathena	Iron, IIAB	566 g	Found	1939	39.817, -94.917
Lawrence	L6	515 g	Found	1928	38.967, -95.167
Rolla (1936)	H5	440 g	Found	1936	37.117, -101.600
Bazine Creek	L4	438 g	Found	2014	38.621, -99.808
Rolla (1941)	H5	435 g	Found	1941	37.083, -101.600
Ness County (c)	OC	399 g	Found	—	withheld
Harold (a)	L6	336 g	Found	—	38.364, -99.981
Kansas State University	H4	301 g	Found	2004	39.276, -96.259
Hoxie	OC	266 g	Fell	1963	39.350, -100.450
Reager	L6	230 g	Found	1948	39.783, -100.000
Ingalls	H6	226 g	Found	1937	37.833, -100.450
Harold (b)	L6	223 g	Found	—	38.364, -99.981
Dispatch	H	220 g	Found	1956	39.500, -98.533
Rolla (1939)	H4	208 g	Found	1939	37.117, -101.600
Wilburton	H5	208 g	Found	1940	37.083, -101.767
Blakeman	L4	113.7 g	Found	1983	39.917, -101.200
Franklinville	L6	108 g	Found	1888	38.500, -100.000
Argonia	Pallasite, PMG-an	84 g	Found	1940	37.267, -97.767
Rolla (d)	H	50 g	Found	1942	37.083, -101.600
Portis	L	30 g	Found	1959	39.567, -98.683
Brenham	Pallasite, PMG-an	—	Found	1882	37.583, -99.164
Cimarron	CM2	—	Found	1948	37.850, -100.350
Norton County	Aubrite	—	Fell	1948	39.683, -99.867

Famous Kansas meteorites

Brenham — Pallasite, PMG-an, 1882

A pallasite strewn field in Kiowa County, Kansas, known since 1882. Thousands of kilograms of olivine-studded stony-iron have come out of these fields — including a 650 kg mass found with a metal detector in 2005.

Norton County — Aubrite, 1948

A one-ton aubrite that fell across Norton County, Kansas in 1948 after a daylight fireball. The main mass — the largest witnessed stony fall in the US at the time — is at the University of New Mexico.

Reading the classifications

H, L, LL (ordinary chondrites)

The most common meteorites — stony, with visible metal flecks. H = high iron content, L = low, LL = very low. The digit (3–6) says how much the parent asteroid heated it: 3 is the most pristine.

Carbonaceous chondrites (CM, CV, CO…)

Primitive, carbon-bearing stones that predate the planets — some carry water-bearing minerals and amino acids. Fragile and rare on the ground.

Irons (IAB, IIIAB…)

Solid nickel-iron from the shattered cores of asteroids. Dense, magnetic, and the easiest meteorites to recognize — most of the biggest US finds are irons.

Pallasites & mesosiderites (stony-irons)

The showpieces: pallasites are gem-quality olivine suspended in polished metal, from the core-mantle boundary of destroyed asteroids.

Achondrites (eucrite, howardite…)

Volcanic rocks from bodies large enough to melt — most trace to the asteroid Vesta; the rarest are from the Moon and Mars.

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).