Arno, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It stands on Cowskin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ava quadrangle. It stands 1,083 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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 Ava quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Arno between 1992 and 2020, burning about 527 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 | 32 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220622-03401-08132020-2108 |
| 12 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179174-03401-08122019-2052 |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 19 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Arno: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders & Son Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S+G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Silvey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arno in 20 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 8 flash flood, 4 hail, 4 flood, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Arno | $100,000 | There were numerous low water crossings flooded and impassable across the county. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across Douglas County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Arno | $10,000 | County Road 519 was washed out at Prairie Creek due to high flood water. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arno | $5,000 | A tree was uprooted and caused minor damage to a home. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Arno | - | Photo of quarter size hail on Y 521 Highway west of Ava. |
| April 2024 | Flood | Arno | - | Highway PP and County Road Y-521 at Cowskin and Prairie Creeks were flooded and impassable. A vehicle was reported in the the water, but no injuries were reported. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Arno | - | State Highway Y was closed due to flooding of Beaver Creek. Several feet of water was flowing over the road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arno | - | A large tree was down blocking County Road Y-521. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arno | - | A large tree was reported down on County Road PP 524 blocking at lease one lane of traffic. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arno | - | A large tree was reported down on County Road 519. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Arno | - | The low water crossing at Highway Y and Cowskin Creek was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Arno | - | The low water crossing at Cowskin Creek and Highway Y was impassable due to flooding. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Arno | - | Nickle size hail was reported. |
| March 2015 | Flash Flood | Arno | - | State Route Y at Cowskin Creek was closed due to high water. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Arno | - | Cowskin Creek had about 2 to 3 feet of water over the roadway. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Arno | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Highway Y and County Road 501. |
| February 2013 | Flood | Arno | - | Local law enforcement conducted a water rescue at a low water crossing along Highway Y. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Arno | - | A foot of water was running over Route Y near Cowskin Creek. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Arno | - | State Highway Y was covered by a foot of water near County Road 519 along Cowskin Creek. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Arno | - | A water rescue occurred near Highway Y and the intersection of Road 519. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Arno | - | 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.
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 Arno | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17513056 | 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 713392. 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.










