BlockDeering, Missouri
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Braggadocio Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63840. The Survey maps it on the Deering quadrangle. 61 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 256 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Hayti quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hayti quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1978 USGS Deering quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Dyersburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Deering between 2018 and 2019, burning about 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177791-80001-03092018-2059 |
| 27 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179225-07861-03272019-1645 |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177789-80001-03222018-1749 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Deering in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 3 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 deaths and 135 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Tornado (F3) | Deering | 2 killed, 130 hurt, $60,000,000 | The tornado continued east out of Dunklin County into Pemiscot County. The tornado lifted near the Mississippi River. There were two fatalities in Braggadocio. One hundred thirty people were injured. The most affected area was the southern portion of Caruthersville. Two hundred twenty-six homes were destroyed and five hundred forty-two homes were damaged. In addition, the city of Caruthersville's water tower was destroyed, cutting off water access to the entire city. |
| February 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Deering | 5 hurt, $75,000 | A tornado touched down near Deering and overturned a single wide trailer on to a truck and tree. There was damage to several homes including tree and roof damage. A carport and shed were also damaged. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deering | $50,000 | One barn was destroyed and several other were damaged. A grain bin was also damaged. Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Deering | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Deering | $50 | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Deering | - | A tornado developed just south of Deering. The tornado moved east northeast on an intermittent path. The tornado moved across open fields, and no structural damage was reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Deering | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deering Junction | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Vicksburg | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Oakville | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Deco | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Braggadocio | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Mid City | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bakerville | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Tinkerville | 4.1 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Deering | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5250956 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 716818. 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.
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.