East Purdy, Missouri
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in McDonald Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65734. The Survey maps it on the Purdy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Monett quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Purdy quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Table Rock Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of East Purdy between 1992 and 2019, burning about 568 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177596-00505-08062018-1314 |
| 4 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177595-00505-08042018-1555 |
| 4 August 2000 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 25 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177593-00505-07252018-2313 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of East Purdy: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley & Anderson Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Hutchens Quarry + Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead-Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Purdy in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2021: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | East Purdy | $35,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado five miles northeast of Purdy which tracked northeast for five miles across northern Barry County before lifting just north of Highway Z. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 10 minutes with maximum wind speeds estimated at 85 mph. This tornado was spawned by the same supercell that caused the Wheaton, Missouri tornado. Distant damage to trees was noted in inaccessible areas west of State Highway BB before causing roof panels to be torn off six outbuildings along the highway, and then again to distant trees into Prairie Run Hollow. The damage to trees became convergent as it tracked into forested areas along Farm Road 2032 before resuming an intermittent path of tree damage along portions of FR 1140. The last evidence of damage was found northeast of Pleasant Ridge north of Highway Z. |
| March 2021 | Hail | East Purdy | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | East Purdy | - | Hail up to quarters in size was reported by a trained spotter. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | East Purdy | - | Portions of Highway U, W and Y were closed due to flooding. |
| September 2009 | Flood | East Purdy | - | State Highway C was closed due to flooding along Flat Creek. |
| July 2017 | Hail | East Purdy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdy | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| McDowell | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Star City | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Butterfield | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Travers | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Corsicana | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Burtonville | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Dale | 7.1 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122539408 | 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 717340. 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.








