Boulder City, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64844. It stands on North Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stella quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Ritchey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Stella quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Boulder City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 282 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179426-07334-09282019-0845 |
| 22 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 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 Boulder City: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Ore Block 4 | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1850, 1853 | |
| Unknown - Zn | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Granby Ore Block 1 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1850, 1853 | |
| Granby Ore Block 3 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1850, 1853 | |
| Unknown - Zn & Pb | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boulder City in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulder City | $250,000 | Trees were uprooted, power lines downed and a carport was destroyed at the intersection of Aspen and Pepsin Roads. In addition a poultry barn suffered damage resulting in a significant number of dead poultry. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Boulder City | $80,000 | A National Weather Service survey determined that an EF0 tornado began at 8:35 am near Boulder City and moved nearly due north for around 2 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards and peak winds of 80 mph. Along its path the weak tornado damaged numerous trees with some uprooted. A couple outbuildings also suffered minor damage as well. |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Boulder City | $30,000 | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Boulder City | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boulder City | - | Several large tree were blown down across Highway D and Racoon Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmell (historical) | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Christopher | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sweetwater | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wanda | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Stella | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Aroma | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wadell | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Monark Springs | 5.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 714559. 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.





