BlockBuffington, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63846. The Survey maps it on the Morehouse quadrangle.
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.
- 1931 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Morehouse quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Sikeston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buffington in 1 storm report in 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Buffington | $5,000 | An EF-3 tornado (peak of EF-1 in Stoddard County) formed near County Road 793, snapping a power pole, then tracked northeastward, crossing into New Madrid County at County Road 799. Peak winds for the brief Stoddard County segment of the tornado were 90 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayridge | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hunterville | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Circle City | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Baker | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Birds Corner | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Penermon | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Clines Island | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Essex | 6.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715015. 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.
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.