Competition, Missouri
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65470. It stands on Sutton Branch. The Survey maps it on the Competition quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1931 USGS Manes quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Manes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Manes 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 Competition quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Competition quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Competition between 1992 and 2017, burning about 1,504 acres in total. None started naturally. 23 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | URBAN |
| 25 July 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 173 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MOORE |
| 9 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 71 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | NORRIS CREEK |
| 9 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | MAYFIELD SPRING |
| 8 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Mark Twain National Forest | COMPETITION |
| 6 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Competition: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - S + G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Competition in 12 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 5 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Competition | 2 hurt, $500,000 | A small tornado touched down destroying a mobile home and severely damaging a ranch house. Numerous outbuildings were damaged and a dump truck was rolled 300 yards. Two people were injured in the mobile home, one seriously and one minor. The county sheriff followed the tornado about 0.5 mile before it lifted. |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Competition | $80,000 | This tornado is a continuation of the Wright County tornado that crossed into Laclede County near the community of Competition. The tornado left a three mile swath of damage across rural southeast Laclede County damaging six homes and destroying none. This long tracked tornado finally lifted three miles northeast of Competition. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Competition | - | State Highway Z was closed due to flooding. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Competition | - | A severe storm caused tree damage. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Competition | - | Near Competition, 5.00 inches of rainfall was reported in the last 24 hours. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Competition | - | The low water crossing near Highway O and Arthur Road was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Competition | - | Numerous roads across the southeastern section of Laclede County became impassable from flash flooding. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Competition | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Competition | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Competition | - | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Hail | Competition | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Competition | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Ford | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Agnes | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Origanna | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Drew | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Jacksonville | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Southard | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lyons | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lynchburg | 7.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749439. 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.








