Cape Fair, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Flat Creek A Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65624. It lies near Emerson Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Cape Fair quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 15 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.
- 1927 USGS Shell Knob quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Shell Knob quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cape Fair quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Cape Fair quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Cape Fair between 1992 and 2020, burning about 873 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177256-10404-07122018-1408 |
| 9 April 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.8 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | ESTATE |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 58 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176960-10404-04302018-1423 |
| 26 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 38 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cape Fair: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wild Cat Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cape Fair in 31 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 13 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | $750,000 | A 280 foot free standing cell phone tower collapsed. The strongest winds near 100 mph remained at the tower height, which was built at a 1308 foot elevation. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds ranging from 70 to 80 mph caused a portion of the marina to break away from the mooring, with the dock sustaining most of the damage. 20 boats were reported damaged. Tree branches were also broken, with a few trees uprooted and snapped. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Cape Fair | $25,000 | Numerous reports of baseball size to three inch size hail in Cape Fair. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | $10,000 | Report of numerous trees down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power poles. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power poles. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell in Cape Fair. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Cape Fair | - | Heavy rainfall cause significant street flooding. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | Extensive tree damage was reported with large trees snapped or uprooted and numerous large limbs down. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Cape Fair | - | Several vehicles were reported in the water at highway 173 north of Highway 76 at a low water area. All occupants were rescued without injury. |
| April 2021 | Flash Flood | Cape Fair | - | Water was reported flowing over highway 76 at Mule Barn Road. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | Cape Fair | - | A 24 hour rainfall accumulation of 4.75 inches was reported by the public just west of Cape Fair. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts and pea sized hail were reported on Highway 76 between Cape Fair and Reeds Spring. |
| March 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Cape Fair | - | A NWS survey confirmed a that an EF-1 tornado touched down 1 mile northeast of Shell Knob near Stallion Bluff Road and tracked nearly 4 miles to the northeast into the Mark Twain National Forest. The tornado moved into Stone County and lifted just after crossing the Piney Creek Cover on Table Rock Lake. The tornado was 200 yards wide with estimated maximum winds up to 100 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | A tree was blown down across the roadway on Longbend Road. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Cape Fair | - | There was a rainfall report of 5.50 inches since 8:30 am. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | Trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts across Highway 76. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | Powerlines were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Cape Fair | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cape Fair | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCord Bend | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Galena | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bear Den Junction (historical) | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cross Roads | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Stoneridge | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Carico | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Reeds Spring | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Norwalk | 7.2 miles | 15 |
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 Cape Fair | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5034774 | 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 749204. 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.










