Argyle, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65001. The Survey maps it on the Argyle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1888 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Tuscumbia quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Meta quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Meta quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Jefferson City quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lake Of The Ozarks quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Argyle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Argyle between 1992 and 2014, burning about 352 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 97 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 110 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Argyle: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlief Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argyle in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2017: 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Argyle | - | A small tornado formed just to the west northwest of Argyle, MO and traveled east northeast to just northeast of Freeburg, MO. The tornado was at its strongest at the very beginning as it destroyed a hay barn, snapped and uprooted trees. The rest of the path consisted of occasional downed trees and broken large tree limbs. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 7.26 miles and a max path width of 75 yards. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Argyle | - | The Maries River rose to major flood levels for a couple of hours due to the heavy rainfall in the basin. A number of county and state roads near the river were flooded. However, no structures were affected by the flooding. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped a couple of trees and caused considerable damage to a shed in Argyle. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Argyle | - | Up to five inches of rain fell in just four hours on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway CC at the intersection with U.S. Highway 50 and County Road 806 southeast of Highway CC. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Argyle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koeltztown | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Freeburg | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Babbtown | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Meta | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gascondy | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| Daggetts Ford (historical) | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Folk | 9.6 miles | 17 | |
| Westphalia | 10.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729274. 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.










