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Danforth, Missouri

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Nineveh Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63559. The Survey maps it on the Novinger quadrangle.

Danforth within Adair County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Danforth between 1992 and 2019, burning about 274 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 burning3
Arson/incendiarism1

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
8 April 1992Debris and open burning82 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 April 1992Arson/incendiarism70 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 April 1992Debris and open burning120 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 March 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation179290-00000-03262019-1420

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Adair 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 Danforth: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
UnkClayPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Chariton River Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Adair County

Storms near this place

6 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danforth in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2021Flash FloodDanforth-Missouri Department of Transportation reported water over the road along Highway 149.
June 2015Flash FloodDanforth-A prolonged flash flood event took place across most of Adair County. The bulk of the flash flooding took place near Kirksville, where several flooded roads resulted in closures and stranded vehicles. Several roads across the entire county were closed due to high water running over the roadways. Damage estimates are unknown.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindDanforth-Several 8-10 tree limbs were blown down, along with numerous 3-4 limbs.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindDanforth-Eight inch tree limbs down on Stahl Road.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindDanforth-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.
July 2015HailDanforth-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Adair 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
Novinger1.5 miles11
Connelsville3.1 miles10
Nineveh3.1 miles10
Tipperary3.7 miles11
Stahl4.5 miles11
Mines4.7 miles7
Green Grove5.1 miles10
Shibleys Point5.2 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 740794. 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.