Arab, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63787. It sits by Snake Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Sturdivant quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 19 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.
- 1935 USGS Zalma quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Zalma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sturdivant quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Piedmont quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
5 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Arab between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 210521-11115-03072020-1140 |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 November 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Arab: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bollinger Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Lemon Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arab in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Hail | Arab | $350,000 | Baseball size hail was reported in Zalma. Golf ball hail was reported elsewhere in southwest Bollinger County. Dozens of residents in southern portions of the county reported damage. A resident near Zalma reported extensive hail damage to his home, mainly to the west end of the house and garage. Holes were punched in the vinyl siding, and a skylight was busted. Several other houses in the vicinity were damaged. At least one vehicle was extensively damaged by hail. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arab | $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated near 95 MPH overturned a vehicle. A house along Highway 51 was heavily damaged and pushed off its foundation. In the same area, a small shed and a large truck shed were destroyed. Along Highway C, a church lost part of its roof, and a small front porch was torn off and deposited behind the building. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arab | $75,000 | A house was destroyed by thunderstorm winds in excess of 100 MPH. Only a few interior walls were left standing. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arab | $5,000 | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported large hail and numerous large trees down across southern sections of the county. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Arab | - | Hail estimated at up to baseball size was reported in Arab. No damages were noted in this report. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Arab | - | Water was reported over MO-51 north of Arab. Radar estimated rainfall of 2.5-3.5 inches through the morning in the area with the heaviest rainfall between 0800-0900CST. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Arab | - | Widespread flooding of low water crossings was reported across the county. Most low water crossings had at least a foot of water flowing over them. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Arab | - | P Highway was impassable due to flooding in the Arab area. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arab | - | Trees were down on Highway 51 North. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arab | - | Trees were blown down, blocking State Highway 51 near the community of Arab. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Arab | - | Penny-size hail covered the ground. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Arab | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Arab | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Arab | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Zalma | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Sturdivant | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Castor | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sank | 6.3 miles | 20 | |
| Gipsy | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Schlatitz | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hahn | 7.7 miles | 20 |
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 Arab | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471838 | 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 740630. 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.












