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Cody, Missouri

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65742. The Survey maps it on the Rogersville quadrangle.

Cody within Greene County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 23 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.

In the county-history sources

801 words on this township

History of Greene County, Missouri .., published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Washington Township covers description, early settlers, kelley chapel, biography of jacob e. bodenhamer and abel j. neaves.

Read the chapter on Washington Township - 801 words.

Fires near this place

174 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Cody between 1992 and 2017, burning about 452 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 15 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 burning116
Arson/incendiarism15
Equipment and vehicle use15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural3
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 September 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
9 August 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Cody: 12 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gem MineLead, ZincPast Producer
Phelps MinesLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
Eversol ShaftZincPast Producer
UnknownZincPast Producer
UnknownZincPast Producer
UnknownZincPast Producer
UnknownZincPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

22 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cody in 22 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 11 flash flood, 5 flood, 4 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 2018Tornado (EF0)Cody$30,000An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down with maximum estimated wind speeds up to 80 mph and a path of a quarter of a mile. The tornado had a width of 50 yards. A barn was destroyed and trees were uprooted near the intersection of East Farm Road 186 and Farm Road 241.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCody$5,000Several buildings had minor damage due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCody$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees of over 20 inches in diameter from the intersection of Highway 125 and Highway 60 to the intersection of Farm Road 241 and Farm Road 166.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCody$2,000Large limbs and electrical lines were reported down.
May 2025Flash FloodCody-The MO-125 roadway was closed due to flooding.
March 2023Flash FloodCody-State Highway MO-125 was flooded at a low water area due to heavy rainfall.
April 2023HailCody-Quarter sized hail was reported.
March 2023FloodCody-Highway 125 at north of Highway 60 was flooded due to heavy rainfall.
January 2020FloodCody-As much as two feet of water was reported flowing over Farm Road 174 two blocks east of the Rogersville High School closing the road to traffic.
March 2020Flash FloodCody-State Highway 125 was closed due to flooding at a low water area.
March 2018FloodCody-The road was closed due to flooding along State Highway 125.
April 2017FloodCody-Highway 125 was closed due to flooding.
April 2017Flash FloodCody-The low water bridge near Highway 60 and State Highway 125 near the Rogersville High School was flooded.
April 2017Flash FloodCody-Highway 60 was flooded and closed between Farm Road 213 and Harmony Ave.
July 2016FloodCody-State Highway 125 was closed between Farm Road 160 and Highway 60 due to flooding.
July 2013Flash FloodCody-Water was over Highway 125 between Farm Roads 170 and 174.
August 2013Flash FloodCody-Highway 125 was impassable due to high water.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCody-Large tree limbs were reported down along Highway 60.
September 2010Flash FloodCody-Six to eight inches of flowing water was reported over the road at the intersection of Highway 125 and Farm Road 170.
September 2010Flash FloodCody-Portions of Highway 125 were reported as flooded and impassable.
May 2009Flash FloodCody-Three to six inches of rain fell within a two hour duration across the eastern two thirds of Greene County. Widespread flash flooding resulted in several water rescues. The James River rapidly flooded low lying areas along its banks, while Wilson's Creek also exceeded flood stage.
October 2009Flash FloodCody-Several roads, including Route P and Highway 125 were flooded.

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Pembina1.8 miles23
Palmetto2.1 miles21
Palace (historical)2.4 miles23
Oak Grove Heights3.8 miles21
Mentor4.3 miles23
Expansion4.4 miles28
Turners4.7 miles28
Galloway6.4 miles28

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 716063. 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.