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Abo, Missouri

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65556. It lies near Elam Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Drynob quadrangle.

Abo within Laclede County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

77 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Abo between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,866 acres in total. None started naturally. 37 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
Arson/incendiarism37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning16
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 1999Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 September 1999Arson/incendiarism30 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
28 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 August 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestBALE
6 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127450-02059-05062015-1931
5 May 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation139937-02059-05052016-1522
5 May 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresMissouri Department of ConservationMM HIGHWAY
1 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation127170-02059-05012015-1333

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Laclede County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Abo: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Laclede County

Storms near this place

6 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abo in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 hail, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2021FloodAbo-The low water crossing on Grindstone Road at Mill Creek was closed due to flooding.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Abo-A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 94 mph began in a wooded area about 4 miles south of Hazelgreen and continued east crossing Prairie Creek and into Pulaski County. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado moved across Laclede County. No structural damage occurred in Laclede County.
September 2016Flash FloodAbo-A water rescue was performed to remove two occupants from a vehicle on Salem Drive located along Mill Creek just before it connects with the Gasconade River. The occupants were safely removed from vehicle.
April 2011FloodAbo-Garrett Road Bridge over the Osage Fork River was closed due to flooding.
May 2011HailAbo-Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported in a mainly rural area and relayed by the media.
June 2008Flash FloodAbo-A section of Highway 32 flooded and was impassable to motorists.

Every storm recorded in Laclede County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Harrill Ford2.0 miles17
Drynob3.9 miles17
Hazelgreen5.2 miles14
Oakland6.5 miles14
Brownfield6.7 miles17
Delmar7.4 miles13
Carrol Junction7.8 miles14
Falcon7.9 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748555. 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.