BlockDurham, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Highland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63438. The Survey maps it on the Durham quadrangle. It stands 646 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1903 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 1994 and 2018, burning about 104 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
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 Durham: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ewing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durham in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Multiple trees were uprooted, multiple farm outbuildings had collapsed walls, and multiple grain silos were damaged outside of Ewing. The NWS damage survey determined straight-line winds were responsible for the damage. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Durham | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a field one mile south of Durham. It flattened some corn in the field. No other damage was reported from the tornado. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and tree limbs. In Durham, one tree fell onto a vacant house causing minor damage. Also, the winds dented two grain bins on a farm south of Durham. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durham | - | Several power lines were blown down in Durham. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Durham | - | 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.
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 Durham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5316446 | 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 735588. 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.