Dunn, Missouri
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Clinton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65711. It lies near Lead Hill. The Survey maps it on the Cabool NW quadrangle. It stands 1,503 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Cabool quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Cabool NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 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 Dunn between 1992 and 2014, burning about 193 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 10 April 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 March 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 65 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 19 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dunn: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stubbs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunn in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Dunn | $50,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado tracked across rural sections of southwest Texas County. The tornado damaged several outbuildings, while significant tree damage also occurred. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunn | $40,000 | Several power lines and poles were reported down causing power outages to around 2000 customers. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunn | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dunn | - | Dime to quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunn | - | Several trees were reported down along Highway MM. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunn | - | Numerous trees were reported down between the southeast side of Mountain Grove and Cabool. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Dunn | - | Route EE was closed due to flooding along the North Fork River in southwest Texas County. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Dunn | - | Rouute EE was flooded southwest of Cabool. |
| June 2016 | Flood | Dunn | - | The low water crossing near the North Fork Creek and Highway EE was flooded and impassable. |
| December 2008 | Flash Flood | Dunn | - | Several roads were flooded near Highway 60 at the Dunn Exit. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dunn | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Dawson and near Dunn. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Dunn | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Dunn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabool | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Bluff | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Gravel Point (historical) | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Fowler | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hurst | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sargent | 9.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bado | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Elk Creek | 10.8 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Dunn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28089603 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735586. 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.





