Drexel, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Coldwater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64742. The Survey maps it on the Drexel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1887 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Mound City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Drexel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Butler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Drexel between 2002 and 2016, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge | KANMO |
| 25 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 0225-01 |
| 19 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 34 |
| 27 January 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 0127-01 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Drexel: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merwin Q. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drexel in 34 storm reports between 1995 and 2017: 20 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | $5,000 | Highway Patrol reported a mobile home park was hit with winds up to 70 mph. Five trailers were damaged. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down large tree limbs in Drexel. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | A large tree was split in half. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Drexel | - | State Route 18 was closed, due to water over the roadway. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | Large tree blown down. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Drexel | - | Tornado briefly moved from Miami county Kansas into open country in Cass county Missouri, and dissipated 2 miles northeast of Drexel. No damage or injuries reported. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Drexel | - | Law enforcement reported 70 mph wind gusts and 1 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | Law enforcement officials estimated winds at 60 mph. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | An amateur radio operator reported 60 mph winds and power outages. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | An amateur radio operator reported downed tree limbs 4 inches in diameter. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Drexel | - | The Drexel Fire Department reported golfball-size hail in Drexel during a severe thunderstorm. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Drexel | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Drexel | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 729875. 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.







