Anabel, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Round Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63431. The Survey maps it on the Clarence quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1908 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Macon quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Clarence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Macon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Anabel between 2002 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 190279-06134-03132020-1516 |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176035-06134-03012018-1328 |
| 5 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
19 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anabel in 19 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Anabel | $1,000 | F0 tornado formed 1 mile north of Anabel and moved east into Shelby county. There was some minor damage to trees and power lines. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Anabel | - | Social media photo of at least ping pong ball size hail in rural Macon County east of Macon. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Anabel | - | Half dollar hail was reported just west of the Macon and Shelby County line. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anabel | - | An Emergency Manager reported a 65-70 mph wind gust near Anabel. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Anabel | - | A vehicle water rescue was performed on Business Highway 36 and US Highway 63 east of Macon. Multiple other roads in Macon were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anabel | - | Numerous trees and tree limbs of unknown size and condition were down in the area. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anabel | - | Small hail was also reported. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anabel | - | The emergency manager reported roof damage and trees down near Anabel. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anabel | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. Several trees were reported down, at the intersection of Highway's K and AA. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Anabel | - | State Route PP, near the Middle Fork Salt River, and State Route DD, near the Salt River, were reported closed due to flooding. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Anabel | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Anabel | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longville (historical) | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Ten Mile | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Kellogg | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Narrows Creek (historical) | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Macon | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Cox | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Redman | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Woodville | 8.7 miles | 10 |
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 Anabel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471770 | 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 740624. 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.
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.







