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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1943 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Drynob quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | BALE |
| 6 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127450-02059-05062015-1931 |
| 5 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 139937-02059-05052016-1522 |
| 5 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | MM HIGHWAY |
| 1 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 127170-02059-05012015-1333 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Flood | Abo | - | The low water crossing on Grindstone Road at Mill Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (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 2016 | Flash Flood | Abo | - | 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 2011 | Flood | Abo | - | Garrett Road Bridge over the Osage Fork River was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Abo | - | Hail to the size of tennis balls was reported in a mainly rural area and relayed by the media. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Abo | - | A section of Highway 32 flooded and was impassable to motorists. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrill Ford | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Drynob | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hazelgreen | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Oakland | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Brownfield | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Delmar | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Carrol Junction | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Falcon | 7.9 miles | 17 |
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.







