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Dora, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 2004. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65637. It lies in Dora Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Dora quadrangle.

Dora within Ozark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 15 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

54 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Dora between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,985 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 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 burning30
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
17 September 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation230713-07726-09172020-1550
13 September 1995Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
11 September 1995Debris and open burning85 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 August 1995Debris and open burning37 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
18 August 1995Natural7.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 July 2012Natural2.0 acresMark Twain National ForestZACH'S BRANCH
6 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMark Twain National ForestNORTH FORK
28 July 2012Natural1,126 acresMark Twain National ForestPOTATO CAVE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ozark County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dora: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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
Collins LandIronPast Producer
Pratt LandIronProspect
South Missouri Land Co Number OneIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ozark County

Storms near this place

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dora in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 23 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2022Thunderstorm WindDora$25,000The Dora area had five power lines and two power poles broken along with trees on power lines.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindDora$12,000Utility company reported that trees were blown into power lines, breaking three poles. Lightning caused a few breakers to open, causing power outages for over 700 homes.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindDora$10,000A large tree was blown down on a power line.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDora$6,000Minor roof damage to a barn was reported. Several large limbs were also reported down.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindDora$5,000A large tree was reported down on a home. Minor damage occurred to the roof and guttering.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindDora$5,000A tree fell on a home causing minor damage.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindDora$5,000A tree fell on a home causing minor damage.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDora$5,000A cooperative weather observer reported power lines down and minor damage to a home that was struck by lightning.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindDora$3,000no account filed
March 2025HailDora-Hail to the size of quarters fell in the Dora area.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindDora-Several trees were reported down across Highway 181.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindDora-A large tree was blown down across Highway 181 blocking traffic for a time.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindDora-Several trees were blown down.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindDora-Multiple Trees of fourteen to twenty inches in diameter were blown over.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindDora-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in the community of Dora.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindDora-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed one large tree.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindDora-A few trees were downed from severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2018HailDora-no account filed
April 2017HailDora-no account filed
April 2016HailDora-no account filed
July 2014HailDora-no account filed
August 2013Heavy RainDora-no account filed
May 2011HailDora-no account filed
April 2011HailDora-no account filed
April 2010HailDora-no account filed
June 2009HailDora-no account filed
April 2006HailDora-no account filed
April 2006HailDora-no account filed
May 2006HailDora-no account filed
May 2006HailDora-no account filed
June 2005HailDora-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindDora-no account filed
May 2003HailDora-no account filed
May 2003HailDora-no account filed
July 2003HailDora-no account filed
April 2002HailDora-no account filed
April 1998HailDora-no account filed
June 1996HailDora-no account filed
May 1996HailDora-no account filed
October 1996HailDora-no account filed
March 1996HailDora-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ozark 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
Toccoa2.0 miles15
Bird Springs2.2 miles14
Cross Roads3.2 miles14
Trail4.2 miles13
High Place Lookout Tower5.0 miles14
Sycamore5.9 miles12
Oak Mound6.9 miles14
Dormis7.4 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 749682. 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.