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Dove, Missouri

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Auglaize Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65536. The Survey maps it on the Eldridge East quadrangle.

Dove within Laclede County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Dove between 1992 and 2017, burning about 3,815 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 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 burning57
Arson/incendiarism32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking4
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
7 September 2000Debris and open burning40 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
20 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 September 2000Smoking5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use45 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
23 August 1999Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 May 1997Smoking5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 May 2015Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservation129638-05327-05192015-1329

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Laclede County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Dove: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown - S+GSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Laclede County

Storms near this place

26 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dove in 26 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 9 flood, 7 flash flood, 6 hail, 4 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
May 2009Flash FloodDove$100,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that significant flash flooding occurred across much of Laclede County. Several county roads, low water crossings, and drainage culverts were washed out.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindDove$10,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that 90 mph straight line winds associated with a severe thunderstorm raked across the community of Dove. Damage occurred to a farm house and surrounding trees.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindDove$5,000Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked a tree into a roof of a house.
April 2026Flash FloodDove-State Highway BB was closed at Dry Auglaize Creek due to flooding.
April 2025Flash FloodDove-Route BB at Dry Auglaize Creek was flooded and impassable.
June 2025FloodDove-State Highway BB was closed due to flooding.
March 2023FloodDove-Highway BB at the Dry Auglaize Creek was flooded and impassable.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindDove-Several large trees were uprooted and many branches were downed by high winds.
March 2021FloodDove-The low water crossing on Highway BB at the Dry Auglaize Creek was closed due to flooding.
January 2020Flash FloodDove-Excessive rain caused flooding on Highway BB at Dry Auglaize Creek closing the road.
July 2019FloodDove-Highway BB was closed due to flooding at the Dry Auglaize Creek low water crossing.
May 2019HailDove-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported via social media.
November 2015FloodDove-Route BB was closed due to flooding at Dry Auglaize Creek.
March 2013FloodDove-Route BB in northern Laclede County was closed in the vicinity of Dry Auglaize Creek due to flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodDove-Route BB was closed due to flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodDove-Route BB, near the Dry Auglaize Creek was closed due to high water and flooding.
February 2011FloodDove-Route BB about 3 miles south of the Laclede and Camden County line was flooded.
March 2011FloodDove-Missouri Department of Transportation reported Route BB in northern Laclede County was closed due to flooding.
May 2011Flash FloodDove-Water was reported over Highway BB south of Highway H in northern Laclede County. The road was reported as impassable due to high water.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindDove-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees along Independence Road west of its intersection with Highway 5.
March 2008FloodDove-This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks.
March 2014HailDove-no account filed
March 2014HailDove-no account filed
January 2012HailDove-no account filed
May 2010HailDove-no account filed
June 2009HailDove-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Laclede 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
Atchley (historical)3.9 miles14
Eldridge4.4 miles14
Prosperine4.4 miles16
Sleeper5.2 miles13
Carrol Junction5.6 miles14
Case5.6 miles16
Grace5.7 miles14
Russell5.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717018. 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.