Coy, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in McMillen Coy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64831. It lies near Kinslow Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Tiff City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Wyandotte quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tiff City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Neosho quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Coy between 1992 and 2001, burning about 494 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 | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 27 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Miami Agency | FEATHER |
| 15 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 February 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 18 February 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Coy: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Bituminous, Iron. 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 - Iron & Coal | Bituminous, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc & Lead | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Zinc & Lead | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coy in 20 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 3 flash flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coy | $2,000 | Numerous large trees were reported down. A home had some siding removed from its west facing side. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coy | - | A large tree was reported down. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coy | - | A public weather station recorded a 68 mph wind gust. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coy | - | Emergency management measured a 67 mph wind gust northwest of Anderson with thunderstorms. |
| May 2025 | Heavy Rain | Coy | - | A Mesonet station measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 4.49 inches. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coy | - | Emergency Management measured a 69 mph wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Coy | - | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| March 2021 | Flash Flood | Coy | - | Highway 76 was closed due to flooding of a low water area. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Coy | - | A Coop Observer measured a 24 hour rainfall total of 6.13 inches. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Coy | - | Langley Road just east of Highway 43 was closed due to a flooded low water crossing. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Coy | - | The mesonet station TIFM7 near the Elk River measured 2.73 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Coy | - | The CoCoRaHS station ANRM7, about three miles west of Anderson, measured 2.65 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Coy | - | The CoCoRaHS station MO-MD-5, about two miles east of Tiff City, measured 2.47 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Coy | - | A 24 hour rainfall report of 3.17 inches was measured west of Anderson. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coy | - | Fire chief estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Coy | - | Low area one half mile east of Pump Station Road on Route 76 was impassable. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Coy | - | High water flooded a low water crossing near Missouri Highway 43 and Langley Road. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Coy | - | This is a continuation of the flash flooding. Flooding continued in poor drainage areas for several days. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Coy | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Coy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise (historical) | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tiff City | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Anderson | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Splitlog | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lanagan | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Elliff | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bosky Dell | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| May | 6.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 716435. 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.






