Buckhorn, Missouri
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Cullen Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65583. The Survey maps it on the Ozark Springs quadrangle. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Richland quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Ozark Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Richland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Ozark Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn between 1992 and 2018, burning about 886 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 May 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 295 |
| 10 May 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BUCKHORN |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 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 Buckhorn: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry # 25 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1929 | |
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waynesville Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckhorn in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Buckhorn | $50,000 | A tornado touched down briefly causing $30,000 worth of damage to a gas station. The roof pulled about 200 feet in the air and a pickup truck was moved 50 feet. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | $5,000 | A large tree was uprooted and some shingles were blown off a home. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a building and numerous utility poles were knocked down. Approximately 1800 to 2000 people were without power for nearly 18 hours. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed power lines along AB Highway. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buckhorn | $1,000 | A large tree was uprooted and a few shingles were blown of a home. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported in a mostly rural area. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Buckhorn | - | COCORAHS Station MO-PU-25, reported a 24 rain total of 2.92 inches. |
| August 2017 | Heavy Rain | Buckhorn | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.66 inches was measured at a CoCoRaHS station about three miles northeast of Laquey. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Buckhorn | - | Route N near Stockton Road was closed due to high water. |
| December 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Buckhorn | - | There was a funnel cloud reported south of Buckhorn near the intersection of Highway 17 and Cannon Range Road. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Buckhorn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laquey | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hanna | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Stillhouse Springs | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Turkey Ridge | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pippin Place | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Waynesville | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Kieseweltter Resort | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.2 miles | 16 |
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 Buckhorn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4983150 | 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 749091. 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.







