Ashley Creek, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65555. It lies near Creek Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Montauk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1932 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Cedargrove quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Montauk quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 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
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Ashley Creek between 1992 and 2015, burning about 675 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | CEDAR GROVE HAYBALES |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | BIGCREEK |
| 22 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ashley Creek: 6 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauk Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Shafer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ashley Creek in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Ashley Creek | - | State Highway B was closed in eastern Texas County due to flooding. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ashley Creek | - | Several trees were blocking the road near Highway B and Highway AY. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740639. 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.












