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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.

Chadwick within Christian County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

77 since 1992

Regional 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/incendiarism57
Debris and open burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 1995Debris and open burning57 acresMark Twain National ForestBARBER'S CREEK
5 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forestnot named
3 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use7.3 acresMark Twain National Forest127
23 August 1996Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 1996Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 August 1996Debris and open burning20 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 July 1996Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
7 May 1997Debris and open burning11 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Christian County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Goose DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Sheep DiggingsLeadPast Producer
Barber Creek DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Boaz MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Halls MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
Roberts DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Shawnee DiggingsLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, ZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Christian County

Storms near this place

20 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Chadwick$100,000An 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 1993HailChadwick$50,000no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindChadwick$10,000A tree was blown down on to a home causing significant roof damage.
April 2021Tornado (EF0)Chadwick$5,000A 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 2006Thunderstorm WindChadwick$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed power lines and trees in the Chadwick area.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindChadwick$1,000Report of a tree down.
March 2026FloodChadwick-Day Lane in Christian county was closed due to flooding.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindChadwick-A large tree was reported down blocking the road.
May 2024HailChadwick-Report of quarter size hail.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindChadwick-Several trees were blown down near Highway 125 and Highway H.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindChadwick-Several large tree limbs were blown down on Garrison Cutoff Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindChadwick-Several trees were blown down in Chadwick.
April 2006HailChadwick-no account filed
May 2006HailChadwick-no account filed
March 2003Thunderstorm WindChadwick-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindChadwick-no account filed
September 2001HailChadwick-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindChadwick-no account filed
April 1997HailChadwick-no account filed
May 1995HailChadwick-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Christian County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Oldfield3.4 miles13
Saunders4.8 miles13
Low Gap5.0 miles13
Sparta5.1 miles23
Shady Grove5.2 miles13
Christian Center5.9 miles13
Lawing (historical)6.0 miles13
Velsor6.3 miles23

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 ChadwickAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3471775The 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.