Adonis, Missouri
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1991. It stands in McKinley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65613. It stands on Possum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sentinel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1884 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Hermitage quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Sentinel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Adonis between 1992 and 2009, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 330TH ROAD |
| 18 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Adonis: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adonis in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 3 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Adonis | $200,000 | Hail to the size of hen eggs was reported along the lake. Several vacation cabins had minor roof damage with minor damage to a few vehicles noted as well. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adonis | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Adonis | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Adonis | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentinel | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Mohawk Corner | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Rondo | 5.0 miles | 25 | |
| Huron | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Polk | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Huckaby | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Rimby | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Flemington | 7.3 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Adonis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989204 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740614. 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.










