Blue Ridge, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Adams Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64424. The Survey maps it on the Gilman City West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1925 USGS Gilman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Gilman quadrangle1:48000
- 1948 USGS Gilman quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Gilman City West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Blue Ridge between 1997 and 2013, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 July 1997 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2002 | 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
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Blue Ridge: 11 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Robinson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Skerman Twnshp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sugar Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blue Ridge in 13 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2026 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | Two inch hail reported on Highway H west of Gilman City. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | Golf ball sized hail reported east of Bethany along US Hwy 136. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | Quarter sized hail was reported about 5 miles east of Bethany along US Highway 136. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Blue Ridge | - | Several roads and highways had running water in and around Bethany. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Ridge | - | Windows and siding damaged on a house. Nearby machine shed damaged with debris blown a quarter of a mile. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Ridge | - | A barn was destroyed and damage was reported to a grain elevator and silos. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blue Ridge | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Blue Ridge | - | Water was reported to be flowing over the road, in several spots, between Highway 136 and Highway 146. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Blue Ridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Gilman City | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bolton | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bethany | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bridgeport | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Mitchellville | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Wildwood | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Gardner | 8.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 739979. 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.







