Almartha, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Barren Fork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65773. It lies near Smith Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Wasola quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 14 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.
- 1936 USGS Ava quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Ava quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Ava quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Wasola quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Wasola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Almartha between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,364 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 36 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 | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 May 2001 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Almartha: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Rippee Iron Mine | Iron | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Almartha in 9 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almartha | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Flood | Almartha | - | Highway 95 at Spring Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Almartha | - | Nickle sized hail was reported. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almartha | - | A large tree was reported down across Highway 95. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Almartha | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Almartha | - | Missouri Highway 95 was closed due to flooding along the Spring Creek across northern Ozark County. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Almartha | - | Highway 95 at the Spring Creek crossing was closed due to flooding from heavy rain. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Almartha | - | Several large trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Almartha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Romance | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Grabeel (historical) | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Souder | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wasola | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Summit City | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Willhoit | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Rockbridge | 6.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 748579. 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.











