Arditta, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65626. The Survey maps it on the Caulfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1944 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1946 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Caulfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Arditta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176713-80001-04092018-1311 |
| 6 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176715-80001-04212018-1345 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Arditta: 17 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Iron, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| B H + B Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| C&G Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| Patillo Brothers | Iron | Prospect | 1953 | |
| Ralph Jacobs Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arditta in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2019: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arditta | $5,000 | Trees were downed on power lines just west of Timberland Pallet, 10 miles west of West Plains on 160 Highway. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Arditta | - | State Highway MM was closed due to flash flooding along Spring Creek. |
| March 2015 | Hail | Arditta | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Arditta | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Arditta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Grove | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Caulfield | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hocomo | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Amy | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wetherhill (historical) | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cureall | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| South Fork | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Pottersville | 5.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713376. 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.









