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Burnham, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Willow Springs Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65793. The Survey maps it on the Willow Springs South quadrangle.

Burnham within Howell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

108 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Burnham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,403 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 52 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
Arson/incendiarism52
Debris and open burning31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestCOMBINE #1
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism12 acresMark Twain National ForestGOAT
14 September 1995Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestP HIGHWAY
30 August 1995Railroad operations and maintenance30 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 August 1993Natural1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 August 1993Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 July 2016Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation138571-04613-07232016-1442
23 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined11 acresMark Twain National ForestNOBLETT CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Howell County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Burnham: 16 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Claude Moody PropertyZinc, IronOccurrence1930
Unknown - ClayClayPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
A.H. Livingston-Mine #2IronPast Producer1900, 1901
Brushy Creek Iron MineIronPast Producer1890
Dearson MineIronOccurrence1905
Gilmour MineIronPast Producer
H A Livingston Mine No 2IronPast Producer
Landon D. Bryan PropertyIronOccurrence1910
Lyle A. Spence PropertyIronProspect1939

Every working recorded in Howell County

Storms near this place

8 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burnham in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2010Tornado (EF1)Burnham$750,000An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 110 mph produced moderate to severe damage to several homes and a restrurant located near the intersection of Missouri Highways 60 and 63 (Hillbilly Junction). Severe damage also occurred at the Willow Springs water treatment plant. The path width varied between a quarter and three quarters of a mile.
April 2015Tornado (EF2)Burnham$600,000An EF-2 tornado tracked on the ground for approximately 7.6 miles near Pomona with a path width approximately 440 yards. This tornado destroyed two well built homes and three trailer homes. There was minor to moderate damage to 9 barns, two shops, and two public buildings. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Winds were estimated up to 120 mph.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindBurnham$10,000Numerous trees were reported down. Part of a barn roof was damaged and a tree fell on another barn.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindBurnham$10,000Severe thunderstorm winds blew over a tractor trailer and caused severe damage to an exterior wall of a building.
March 2008Flash FloodBurnham$1,000Six to nine inches of rain fell over Howell County. Widepsread flooding occurred along almost all county roads and several state highways. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
April 2025Flash FloodBurnham-Several low water crossings including County Roads 5320 and 4910 were under water and impassable.
March 2018HailBurnham-no account filed
April 2010HailBurnham-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Howell County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Willow Springs4.6 miles14
Hutton Valley4.6 miles14
Pomona4.7 miles14
Olden6.9 miles14
Horton7.3 miles13
Sterling8.5 miles18
Trask9.0 miles12
Grimmet10.4 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749125. 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.