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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.

Cherryville within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 19 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

54 since 1992

Regional 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 burning27
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

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
9 April 2005Debris and open burning20 acresMark Twain National ForestSCOTT BRANCH
5 April 2005Arson/incendiarism2.7 acresMark Twain National ForestHOBO TURNOFF
5 April 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestHOBO JUNKYARD
4 April 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestSIMMS FLAT
29 April 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
24 April 2002Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestCHERRYVILLE
22 April 1997Arson/incendiarism40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 April 1996Debris and open burning7.0 acresMark Twain National ForestHOBO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Camels HumpIron, Water, FreeProspect1964
Cole DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer1843
Eaton MineLead, Barium-BaritePast Producer1890
Eaton MineBarium-Barite, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Green's Hill MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Unknown - ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Unknown - SsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - CopperCopperProspect
Unknown - CopperCopperPast Producer
Green's Hill MineLeadPast Producer1858

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

14 since 2000

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Cherryville$60,000A 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 2023Thunderstorm WindCherryville-Numerous reports of trees and tree limbs blown down between Cherryville and Leasburg. Some of the fallen trees blocked roadways.
February 2017HailCherryville-Golfball sized hail caused extensive siding and roof damage to several homes in Cherryville.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCherryville-Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of large trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCherryville-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 2010Thunderstorm WindCherryville-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs as well as a couple of large trees.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCherryville-Local law enforcement reported several trees down just south of Cherryville.
April 2004HailCherryville-The public reported golfball size hail north of Cherryville.
April 2000HailCherryville-Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail just north of Cherryville.
March 2025HailCherryville-no account filed
April 2024HailCherryville-no account filed
November 2010HailCherryville-no account filed
March 2008HailCherryville-no account filed
March 2006HailCherryville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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
Limberlost5.4 miles19
Westover5.5 miles21
Davisville5.7 miles20
Keysville6.2 miles21
Lead Branch Junction6.3 miles21
Cherry Valley7.1 miles22
Huzzah7.3 miles21
Patsy7.6 miles22

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 CherryvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5092552The 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.