Claud, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65674. The Survey maps it on the Arnica quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Arnica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Arnica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolivar quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Arnica quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Claud between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,742 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 138824-09339-04092016-1311 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177535-09339-04072018-1346 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Claud: 1 past producer. 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 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claud in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Hail | Claud | $500,000 | Hail to the size of baseballs was reported in a mainly rural portion of the county. Damage to roofs and siding on several homes, multiple vehicles, outbuildings and equipment was reported. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Claud | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees while causing minor damage to an outbuilding at the intersection of Highway J and Highway N. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnica | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Graceland | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Caplinger Mills | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hamlet | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 8.3 miles | 18 | |
| Ivy | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hackleman Corner | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Stockton | 9.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 715900. 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.







