Catawba, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fairview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64624. The Survey maps it on the Flat Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1924 USGS Braymer quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Moberly quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chillicothe quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Flat Creek quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Catawba: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknow | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Catawba in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2017: 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Flood | Catawba | - | State Route A was closed due to flooding along Shoal and Panther Creeks. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Catawba | - | Route A near Shoal Creek was closed due to flash flooding. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Catawba | - | State Route A between Braymer and Highway 36, was reported under water in several locations. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proctorville | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Easterville | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gould Farm | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Braymer | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Shoal | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| New York | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Black Oak | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bonanza | 7.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 738620. 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.
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.






