Day, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Jasper Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65771. It stands on Hurricane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Day quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Forsyth quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Day quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 2004 USGS Day quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Day between 1992 and 2013, burning about 1,076 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 30 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 7 May 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Day: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, 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 - Lead - Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Walters Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Day in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 | Day | $500,000 | Fifty to 80 mph wind gusts downed thousands of trees across much of Taney County. The northern half of the county was impacted the greatest as structural damage occurred to a modular home in Forsyth from a large tree falling on the structure. Several power poles across the northern half of the county were downed and resulted in power outages. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Day | $100,000 | Three to five inches of rain fell over Taney County resulting in flooding of small streams, creeks, and Lake Taneycomo. Turkey Creek flooded the Hidden Valley Trailer Park in Hollister as numerous mobile homes were inundated. Meanwhile, Bull Creek flooded into a housing subdivision that was in the process of being built. Also, Lake Taneycomo flooded into some homes as levels increased in response to a water release from Table Rock Lake. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Day | $50,000 | This is the continuation of the tornado that touched down in Stone County. The damage path continued across northeastern Taney County north of Reno Springs Road to just east of Highway 65 south of the community of Saddle Brooke. EF-1 damage was indicated to trees, outbuildings and a tower along its path in Taney County. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Day | - | Hail to the size of quarters fell on the Christian and Taney County line. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Day | - | A 69 mph wind gust was measured by a public weather station near Chestnutridge. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Day | - | The Mesonet station FW3182 at Walnut Shade reported 4.20 inches of rainfall. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Day | - | Wind gusts from 50 to 60 mph were estimated with small limbs blown down. Dime size hail was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irma | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Walnut Shade | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bull Creek | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Merriam Woods | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ameera (historical) | 8.5 miles | 13 | |
| Garber | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rockaway Beach | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Long Beach | 9.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749595. 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.









