Clara, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Piney Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65483. It stands on Hog Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bucyrus quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1941 USGS Bado quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Bado quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Bucyrus quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Clara between 1992 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 | 28 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 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 Clara: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Manier Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface | |
| Robert Bedwell Prpperty | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Canless | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Mccanless Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Barite | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clara in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 4 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Clara | $2,500,000 | This storm report will include the total estimated damages due to the flooding event. Numerous roadways and low water crossings were flooded and damaged due to the flood waters across the county. Several homes were flooded. Route ZZ near Douglas Road was closed due to flood waters. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Clara | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Clara | - | State Route ZZ was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Clara | - | Highway Z at the Hamilton Creek low water crossing was closed due to flooding. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Clara | - | Route ZZ was closed due to flooding between Norris Road and Douglas Road. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Clara | - | Route ZZ was closed due to flood waters. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Clara | - | Highway ZZ was closed due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lundy | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bucyrus | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Houston | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Mineral Springs City | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Simmons | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Plum Valley | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Dykes | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hurst | 5.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715865. 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.






