Crider, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Spring Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65790. It stands on Tabor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pottersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 13 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.
- 1944 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1946 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Pottersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 2004 USGS Pottersville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Crider between 1992 and 2020, burning about 592 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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 | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241130-04633-09232020-1635 |
| 17 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mark Twain National Forest | HOT STUFF |
| 16 July 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 June 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 241131-04633-06032020-1138 |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 May 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Crider: 11 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Aluminum, Zinc. 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 - Bauxite | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ball Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Delbert Gregory Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | 1905 | |
| Fox Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1910, 1943 | |
| J C Bond Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| J.W. Youngblood Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | 1910 | |
| South Missouri Land Co Number Two | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crider in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crider | $3,000,000 | Sixty to 80 mph winds impacted central and northern Howell County. Damage to trees, power poles, and a few outbuildings were observed. The city of West Plains only sustained minor damage to a few roofs, meanwhile, areas in and around Willow Springs and Mountain View experienced extensive tree and structural damage. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crider | - | Two large trees were down on Highway CC 13 miles from West Plains. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottersville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cureall | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Siloam Springs | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Grimmet | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Arditta | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Caulfield | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Egypt Grove | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hocomo | 8.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749519. 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.










