Dederick, Missouri
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Clear Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64744. It stands on West Fork Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dederick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1939 USGS Dederick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Dederick quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Dederick quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Nevada quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,117 words on this townshipHistory of Vernon County, Missouri : Past and Present, Including an Account of the Cities, Towns and Villages of the County, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Clear Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Clear Creek Township - 2,117 words.
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Dederick between 1999 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 August 2006 | Natural | 126 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | WEST FORK FIRE |
| 13 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 October 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 17 October 2020 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230942-02004-10172020-1155 |
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 Dederick: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry and Plant No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 - Ss. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dederick in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 15 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dederick | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees. Additional reports of downed tress and a 100 foot tall amateur radio tower, all laying to the east, occurred east of Dederick. Law enforcement reported minor damage to three homes occurred when trees fell on the homes. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dederick | $20,000 | Straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage to one home. Damage included the loss of an attached porch. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Dederick | $10,000 | Tennis ball sized hail was reported in a rural area of the county. A vehicle suffered hail damage. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dederick | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few power lines near Dederick. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Dederick | - | Golf ball size hail was reported in a rural area. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Dederick | - | Report of quarter size hail. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Dederick | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dederick | - | An estimated 70 mph wind gust was reported near Sulfur Springs. |
| October 2011 | Hail | Dederick | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Dederick | - | A trained spotter video taped a tornado that impacted sections of rural Vernon County. The tornado damaged several trees and was rated as an EF-0. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dederick | - | Trees were blown down two miles north of Highway 54. |
| November 2010 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Dederick | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Dederick | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Pashaw (historical) | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Greene Springs (historical) | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Handley | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Portia | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Walker | 6.2 miles | 21 | |
| Harwood | 7.0 miles | 21 | |
| Sandstone | 7.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729869. 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.











