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Akers, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Spring Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65479. It stands on Gladden Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedargrove quadrangle.

Akers within Shannon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 22 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

67 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Akers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,194 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 22 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/incendiarism22
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural4
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Smoking1

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
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverCEDAR GROVE HAYBALES
17 September 2010Naturalunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverDEVILS WELL TRAIL
29 July 1996Naturalunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverWELCH
17 July 2004Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOzark National Scenic RiverMAGGARDHAY
1 July 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverBIGCREEK
19 June 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverHECK
19 May 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 2001Debris and open burning10 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shannon County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Akers: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Flagstone. 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
Missouri Mining & Lumber Co # 34IronProspect
Ozark Stone Products QuarryFlagstoneProducer

Every working recorded in Shannon County

Storms near this place

28 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Akers in 28 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 10 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 2 flash flood. 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 2026Tornado (EF1)Akers$40,000An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down approximately 5 miles southwest of Akers in Shannon County. Strong winds caused the roof of a single wide home to be torn off as well as the windows to be blown in. Other damage included large trees uprooted and healthy trees snapped.
November 2024FloodAkers$11,500The Current River reached Moderate to Major flood stage, with extensive damage reported at both Current River State Park and Echo Bluff State Park. Damage cost estimates are reflective of both State Parks.
March 2008Flash FloodAkers$1,000Seven to nine inches of rain fell over Shannon County. Widespread flash flooding damaged county roads and bridges. The flooding became so dangerous that schools across the county closed for a couple of days.
March 2026HailAkers-Hail to the size of quarters fell in the Akers area.
March 2026FloodAkers-State Highway KK was closed due to flooding.
April 2025Tornado (EF0)Akers-A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down near County Rd 396 in northwest Shannon County and traveled northeast, crossing County Rd K-385 before lifting shortly thereafter. Additionally, hundreds of trees and limbs were uprooted, downed and snapped in a Conservation Area. The tornado path was determined by a combination of on-site survey and satellite analysis.
July 2024FloodAkers-Route KK was closed due to flooding.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindAkers-A large tree was reported down along County Road 385.
March 2021FloodAkers-The river gauge on the Current River reached flood stage impacting areas along the river.
June 2018HailAkers-Golf ball size hail was reported. This was a delayed report and time was estimated by radar.
September 2016FloodAkers-A water rescue occurred along the Current River when occupants camping along the river were trapped by quickly rising water. The campers were rescued safely with no injuries reports.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindAkers-Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over five trees along Highway K.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindAkers-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees near the Shannondale area.
March 2008FloodAkers-This flooding is a continution of the flash flooding. Widespread flooding continued for several days after the rain ended.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindAkers-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a couple of trees along Highway K.
January 2005Thunderstorm WindAkers-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees along Highway 19 near the intersection with Highway KK.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindAkers-Tree were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts, and were blocking sections of Highways KK and 19.
May 2018HailAkers-no account filed
April 2011HailAkers-no account filed
June 2009HailAkers-no account filed
June 2009HailAkers-no account filed
February 2006HailAkers-no account filed
April 2006Thunderstorm WindAkers-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAkers-no account filed
May 2006HailAkers-no account filed
May 2006HailAkers-no account filed
May 2002Flash FloodAkers-no account filed
June 2001HailAkers-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Shannon 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
Rector3.2 miles22
Cedargrove4.1 miles22
Shannondale6.2 miles17
Timber6.8 miles20
Sinkin (historical)8.1 miles17
Ink9.0 miles20
Round Spring10.0 miles20
Spur 3 (historical)11.5 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740619. 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.