Calwood, Missouri
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Calwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65251. The Survey maps it on the Calwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1890 USGS Chamois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1890 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Calwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fulton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Calwood between 1999 and 2020, burning about 253 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177551-01420-06032018-1353 |
| 18 June 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177549-01420-05072018-2054 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177548-01420-05012018-0638 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177544-01420-04122018-1434 |
| 10 April 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 235 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189996-01420-04102019-1838 |
| 26 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 189932-01420-03262019-1529 |
| 24 March 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Calwood: 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mcclain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Pits | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Harrison Pits 5a & 5b | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Houchins Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| John P. Harrison Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| R.S.Lamar Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calwood in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calwood | $500,000 | A swath of damaging downburst winds extended from Calwood, along Highway Z towards Interstate 70. A grain elevator sustained major damage in Calwood. Also, numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down along the damage path. The width of the damage area ranged from 50 to 125 yards. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calwood | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple tree limbs in the area. Billboards were blown away and an RV was tipped over at the I-70 RV Center. Multiple RVs were damaged. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calwood | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs onto Highway JJ southeast of Kingdom City. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calwood | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway Z near Calwood. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Calwood | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729289. 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.










