Diggins, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Diggins Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65746. The Survey maps it on the Seymour quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1939 USGS Fordland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Fordland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Seymour quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Diggins between 1992 and 2016, burning about 206 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 140097-11207-09042016-1319 |
| 4 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 3 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 137213-11203-04212016-1905 |
| 8 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 March 1994 | 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Diggins: 9 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hazelwood Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Star Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Teague Creek Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Trusty Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead & Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Diggins in 31 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | $60,000 | Multiple large tree limbs were reported down across town. Several reported of garage doors blown in and outbuildings damaged also occurred. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | $20,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that a microburst caused damage to a home and destroyed an outbuilding near Diggins. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Diggins | $10,000 | A water rescue was performed on the James River where it runs along Pleasant Hill Road. The rescue was successful and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was washed down river. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | $3,000 | Trees were downed and branches were snapped south of Diggins. The time was estimated via radar. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree across Highway NN, 3 miles south of Highway 60. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged siding and the gutters on a house. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Diggins | - | Route A flooded due to heavy rainfall. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Diggins | - | Route A was closed after heavy rainfall flooded a low water area. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Diggins | - | Highway A was closed due to flooding at a low water area. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Diggins | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | Several tree limbs were blown down in a city park. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | Several tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Diggins | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey determined that an EF-0 tornado caused damage to tree limbs near Highway NN and Lakehill Road just south of Diggins. The tornado then crossed Highway 60 near Diggins with debris blocking highway and one uprooted tree. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Diggins | - | A viewer reported a storm total of 3.50 inches of rainfall was reported. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Diggins | - | This report was from social media with a picture. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Diggins | - | A 24 hour storm total rainfall of 4.50 inches was reported near Diggins. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Diggins | - | There was a foot of water over Pleasant Grove Road just east of Highway KK. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Diggins | - | Highway 60 was closed at Panther Creek due to flooding. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | A tree was reported down. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Diggins | - | Several rounds of thunderstorms caused excessive rainfall across Webster County. Numerous low water crossings and low lying areas became flooded. Sections of Highway A and Highway KK became impassable, while a section of Bellford Road one mile south of Highway A experienced significant flash flooding. Turnbo Creek inundated a section of Highway B, while Panther Creek flooded a section of Highway FF north of Fordland. The Gasconade River, Cantrell Creek, and Bowen Creek also experienced significant flooding into low lying areas near these streams. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree in the community of Diggins. |
| April 2004 | Flash Flood | Diggins | - | A section of Highway 60 near the community of Diggins was inundated with flash flooding. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F3) | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Diggins | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Falls | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fordland | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Sarvis Point | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Seymour | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Dale | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Waldo | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Olga | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lindstrew Ford | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 716894. 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.






