Caulfield, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65626. The Survey maps it on the Caulfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 12 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.
- 1944 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1946 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Caulfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Caulfield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 367 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 April 1995 | 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 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Caulfield: 21 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Alice Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1888, 1890 | |
| Elmer Spencer Prospect | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Packard | Zinc | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Rex Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Rox Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caulfield in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 15 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF3) | Caulfield | 1 killed, $750,000 | This is an extension of the Ozark County tornado. A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a large tornado ripped through rural sections of southwest Howell County, Missouri. The community of Caulfield experienced a direct hit. Numerous farms and structures were damaged or destroyed. One fatality occurred as the tornado ripped through a mobile home northeast of Caulfield. Four other injuries occurred in the same mobile home. The tornado lifted approximately one mile southwest of the West Plains city limits. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Caulfield | 2 hurt, $75,000 | This tornado is a continuation of the tornado in Ozark County Missouri. A National Weather Service survey indicated that an F-1 tornado tracked out of Ozark County into extreme southwest Howell County to 5 miles south southeast of Caulfield or three miles northeast of Bakersfield approximately one half mile west of the intersection of Highways YY and 562. The tornado width was 100 yards with a length of approximately four miles. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caulfield | $30,000 | Tree limbs were reported down on powerlines in the Caulfield and Potterville areas. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caulfield | $10,000 | Metal roofing was blown off a home and multiple large limbs were reported down due to high winds. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caulfield | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a front porch and a barn near Highway YY. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caulfield | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Highway 160 at the county line just west of Caulfield. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Caulfield | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Caulfield | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Caulfield | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in a mainly rural area north of Caulfield. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Caulfield | - | The public reported hail up to the size of quarters in Caulfield. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caulfield | - | Several tree limbs were reported down. A large tree was uprooted and one was snapped. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Caulfield | - | Hail up to the size of pennies was reported covering the ground in Caulfield. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Caulfield | - | Highway 160 was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Caulfield | - | An eight mile stretch of Highway V southwest of Caulfield flooded in low lying areas. |
| November 2005 | Flash Flood | Caulfield | - | Highways 101 and 160 were flooded. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Caulfield | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Caulfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arditta | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wetherhill (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Egypt Grove | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cureall | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hocomo | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Amy | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Leota | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Pottersville | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715508. 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.









