Crown, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Northview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65706. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marshfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1946 USGS Niangua quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Niangua quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Crown between 1992 and 2016, burning about 977 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Crown: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crown in 21 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 7 flash flood, 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Crown | $1,000,000 | Numerous low water crossings and roads were flooded and impassable during the rain event. Numerous roads and bridges along with other infrastructure suffered damage across the county. A few homes and businesses also sustained flood water damage. This storm report will contain the damage estimates for the entire county for this event. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Crown | $500,000 | Highway A was flooded at the James River. The water was two feet over the bridge. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across the entire Webster County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Crown | $250,000 | There were 4 homes in western Webster County near Highway KK that had several feel of flood water in the residence. These homes had never flooded in the past. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown | $2,000 | A road sign was blow down as well as several small trees at the junction of Bellford Road and Missouri Highway FF. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down blocking the east bound lane of Highway FF near the intersection of Bell Ford Road. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown | - | Multiple large limbs and trees were reported down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Crown | - | Social media report of softball size hail. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Crown | - | Flooding was occurring on Bell Springs road south of Marshfield. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Crown | - | State Highway A was closed due to flooding. The roadway had two to three feet of flowing water over the bridge. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Crown | - | Highway A near the James River was flooded and impassable. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Crown | - | This hail report was near Mile Marker 96 on I-44 southwest of Marshfield and from social media with a picture. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Crown | - | A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 4.82 inches was reported south of Marshfield. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Crown | - | Route A was flooded and closed along the James River due to flooding. |
| November 2015 | Flood | Crown | - | A small tributary of the James River flooded and threatened a home near KK Highway and Bell Springs Road. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Crown | - | State Route A north of Highway 60 was flooded and impassable. Several low water crossings across the county were flooded. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown | - | A very large limb, 30 inches in diameter, was reported down. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Crown | - | Flash flooding occurred over the intersection of Highways A and FF. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Crown | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Crown | - | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crown | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Crown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bumgarden Ford | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lindstrew Ford | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Northview | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Red Top | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Compton (historical) | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Holman | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Marshfield | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Panther Valley | 6.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 716556. 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.






