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Dillard, Missouri

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Osage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65456. It stands on James Branch. The Survey maps it on the Viburnum West quadrangle.

Dillard within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 22 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

125 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Dillard between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,667 acres in total. None started naturally. 68 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
Arson/incendiarism68
Debris and open burning39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
18 September 2000Arson/incendiarism60 acresMark Twain National ForestDONUT CRAWFORD CO
13 August 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestAIRPORT ROAD
23 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestVICTOR EAST
23 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National ForestVICTOR WEST
19 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use14 acresMark Twain National ForestBARB
9 May 2005Arson/incendiarism73 acresMark Twain National ForestCROOKED
9 April 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forest2711
9 April 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMark Twain National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Dillard: 14 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Water, Free, Zinc, Lead. 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
Camels HumpIron, Water, FreeProspect1964
Cole DiggingsZinc, LeadPast Producer1843
Viburnum No.'s 27, 28, 29, and 35 (Casteel) minesLead, Copper, Cobalt, Silver, Zinc, Cadmium, NickelProducer1955, 1960
Central ServicesLeadUnknown
Unknown - LeadLeadPast Producer
Adams PropertyIronOccurrence
Mine Lamotte Bank No. 1IronPast Producer
Nicholson BankIronPast Producer
Prewitt MountainIronOccurrence
Redpoint MineIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

5 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dillard in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2016: 3 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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
August 2016Flash FloodDillard-Up to three inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. About 3 miles west of Steelville, campers were stranded at the Indian Springs Camp Ground. The campers were on high ground, stuck between a flooded creek and the Meramec River. They were on high enough ground to be safe. In Cuba, a small creek on the west side of town inundated a mobile home park. Residents were evacuated by emergency services.
June 2015Flash FloodDillard-Up to three inches of rain fell onto already saturated ground causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded throughout the county. Also, in Steelville, several people had to be evacuated on the southwest side of town due to Yadkin Creek rising well above its banks.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindDillard-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway 49, blocking it for a time.
July 2010Flash FloodDillard-Up to 6 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Cherryville Road and Highway 19. Also, in Steelville several roads were flooded due to Yadkin Creek overflowing its banks.
December 1996Tornado (F0)Dillard-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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
Czar4.7 miles22
Davisville5.0 miles20
Center Post8.5 miles20
Cherryville8.8 miles19
Limberlost9.5 miles19
Huzzah11.8 miles21
Westover12.9 miles21
Cook Station13.4 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749659. 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.