Chestnutridge, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Galloway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65630. The Survey maps it on the Spokane quadrangle. It stands 1,325 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1907 USGS Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Spokane 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
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Chestnutridge between 1992 and 2013, burning about 1,150 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chestnutridge: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Walters Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chestnutridge in 16 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 8 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnutridge | $25,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed two barns and tore a roof off of a mobile home in the Chestnut Ridge area. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnutridge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Chestnutridge | - | A water rescue was performed at a low water crossing on Bull Creek. No injuries were reported. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Chestnutridge | - | Water was reported running over Highway 65 from Camp Creek. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnutridge | - | Large trees were reported down on both Saddlebrooke Drive and Highway A. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Chestnutridge | - | Near Saddlebrooke, 7.00 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnutridge | - | Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree near town. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnutridge | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Chestnutridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlebrooke | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Eaudevie (historical) | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Spokane | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Green Mound Ridge | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bengal | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Highlandville | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Ridge | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lawing (historical) | 7.4 miles | 13 |
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 Chestnutridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3471456 | 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 740739. 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.








