Chadwick, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Chadwick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65629. It lies near Strawberry Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Chadwick quadrangle. It stands 1,362 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Chadwick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Chadwick quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Chadwick between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,282 acres in total. None started naturally. 57 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/incendiarism | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 57 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | BARBER'S CREEK |
| 5 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.3 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | 127 |
| 23 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Chadwick: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Sheep Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Barber Creek Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Boaz Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Halls Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Roberts Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Shawnee Diggings | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chadwick in 20 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Chadwick | $100,000 | An EF-0 tornado uprooted mutliple trees. Several homes were damaged from fallen trees around the Chadwick area. Estimated maximum winds were up to 85 mph. |
| March 1993 | Hail | Chadwick | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | $10,000 | A tree was blown down on to a home causing significant roof damage. |
| April 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Chadwick | $5,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF0 tornado with winds estimated at 76 mph touched down and moved along a 50 yard wide, half mile long path. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped and a shed was destroyed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines and trees in the Chadwick area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | $1,000 | Report of a tree down. |
| March 2026 | Flood | Chadwick | - | Day Lane in Christian county was closed due to flooding. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | A large tree was reported down blocking the road. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Chadwick | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | Several trees were blown down near Highway 125 and Highway H. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down on Garrison Cutoff Road. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | Several trees were blown down in Chadwick. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Chadwick | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Chadwick | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldfield | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Saunders | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Low Gap | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sparta | 5.1 miles | 23 | |
| Shady Grove | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Christian Center | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lawing (historical) | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Velsor | 6.3 miles | 23 |
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 Chadwick | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471775 | 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 753025. 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.









