Bruner, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Bruner Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65753. It lies near Marshfield Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Bruner quadrangle. It stands 1,463 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1939 USGS Fordland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Fordland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Bruner quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Bruner between 1992 and 2018, burning about 907 acres in total. None started naturally. 30 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 | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 77 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 123791-11202-05012015-1330 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bruner: 18 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysart Diggings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell + Hans Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Goose Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Hall + Roberd Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Harver Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Purdham Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Rassieur Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sheep Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Boaz Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bruner in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Bruner | 2 hurt, $200,000 | A NWS survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado. The width of the tornado varied from 50 to 250 yards wide starting in Christian County and continuing into Webster County. The estimated wind speeds ranged from 80 to 105 miles per hour. One trailer home was spun 180 degrees and displaced 150 yards. A large barn was severely damaged, losing its roof with several collapsed walls. There were numerous trees snapped and uprooted. There were many trees blown down across roadways along the damage path. There were numerous outbuildings damaged and destroyed. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bruner | $15,000 | Social media report of tennis ball size hail. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Bruner | $10,000 | The public reported golf ball size hail via social media. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down and minor roof damage was reported. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Bruner | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell in Bruner. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bruner | - | Report of quarter size hail near Bruner. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Bruner | - | There was a storm total rainfall report of 9.32 inches in the last 2 days. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | - | Several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds just east of town. |
| September 2009 | Heavy Rain | Bruner | - | Rainfall of 1.72 inches was measured. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Bruner | - | Excessive rainfall caused flooding across northern Christian County. Sections of John Ford Road became impassable to motorists along with sections of Marshfield Road and Aztec Road. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | - | A severe thunderstorm with an estimated 70 to 80 mph winds downed trees throughout the area, a church steeple collapsed and windows were broken on the south side of Springfield, and golf ball-size hail was reported in Walnut Grove. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Bruner | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bruner | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bruner | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Bruner | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Bruner | - | 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 Bruner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471779 | 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 714814. 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.






