Cherryville, Missouri
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65446. The Survey maps it on the Cherryville quadrangle. It stands 1,020 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 19 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.
- 1932 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Steelville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Cherryville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Cherryville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 680 acres in total. None started naturally. 21 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | SCOTT BRANCH |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.7 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HOBO TURNOFF |
| 5 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HOBO JUNKYARD |
| 4 April 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | SIMMS FLAT |
| 29 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | CHERRYVILLE |
| 22 April 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | HOBO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Cherryville: 22 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Copper, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camels Hump | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | 1964 | |
| Cole Diggings | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1843 | |
| Eaton Mine | Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Eaton Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Green's Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Clay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Copper | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Green's Hill Mine | Lead | Past Producer | 1858 |
Storms near this place
14 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherryville in 14 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Cherryville | $60,000 | A tornado touched down along Hobo Road near Cherryville and moved north-northeast, quickly producing tree damage and destroying a farm outbuilding before dissipating. The peak wind speed was 107 mph and the track was 1.03 miles long and 270 yards wide. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherryville | - | Numerous reports of trees and tree limbs blown down between Cherryville and Leasburg. Some of the fallen trees blocked roadways. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Cherryville | - | Golfball sized hail caused extensive siding and roof damage to several homes in Cherryville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherryville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherryville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large trees and tree limbs from about two miles west of Cherryville to just east of Cherryville. Some of the large trees were either uprooted or snapped off at the base. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherryville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs as well as a couple of large trees. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherryville | - | Local law enforcement reported several trees down just south of Cherryville. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cherryville | - | The public reported golfball size hail north of Cherryville. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Cherryville | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail just north of Cherryville. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cherryville | - | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Cherryville | - | no account filed |
| November 2010 | Hail | Cherryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Cherryville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Cherryville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limberlost | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Westover | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Davisville | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Keysville | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Lead Branch Junction | 6.3 miles | 21 | |
| Cherry Valley | 7.1 miles | 22 | |
| Huzzah | 7.3 miles | 21 | |
| Patsy | 7.6 miles | 22 |
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 Cherryville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5092552 | 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 749342. 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.














