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Ebenezer, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1884 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Robberson No. 2 Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65803. The Survey maps it on the Ebenezer quadrangle.

Ebenezer within Greene County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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

76 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Ebenezer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 654 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
Debris and open burning45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
8 September 2011Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
27 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresMissouri Department of Conservation230727-03905-09272020-1350
14 September 1999Arson/incendiarism25 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
12 September 2020Smokingunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation230669-03905-09122020-1710
10 September 2011Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 August 2018Debris and open burning1.1 acresMissouri Department of Conservation177744-03905-08062018-1034

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ebenezer: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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
UnknownLead, ZincPast Producer
Holman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

34 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ebenezer in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 12 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
December 2015Flash FloodEbenezer1 killedA 42 year old man attempted to drive through a flooded low water crossing on Highway CC at Sims Branch. That person was swept away and drowned. An indirect fatality occurred when a 60 year old man tow truck driver was attempting to retrieve a car off the roadway. He was electrocuted by a downed power line near Farm Road 112 and Farm Road 125.
July 2015Flash FloodEbenezer$250,000Water was over the road at Highway 13 and Farm Road 34. This storm report will contain the overall storm damage estimates across Greene County for this storm event. Numerous roads, bridges, and low water crossings were heavily damaged.
May 2009Tornado (EF0)Ebenezer$100,000A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway WW. The tornado tracked to the northeast over an intermittent path prior to lifting near the intersection of Highway H and Farm Road 148. The tornado damaged several outbuildings and trees along its path.
June 2011Tornado (EF0)Ebenezer$30,000Ground survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado produced 70 to 80 mph winds along an east southeast path between three miles southeast of Brighton, just north of the Greene County line, to Highway H in northern Greene County four miles south of Pleasant Hope. The tornado damaged trees as it entered Greene County and proceeded on an intermittent path damaging trees, destroying a metal barn and causing damage to siding and roofs on a few homes.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindEbenezer$10,000Downburst winds gusts knocked down approximately 10 power poles north of Springfield near the intersection of Highway WW and Farm Road 159.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindEbenezer$5,000There were several power poles blown down near Farm Road 56 and Highway 13.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindEbenezer$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds associated with the forward flank downdraft of the storm that produced a tornado in Strafford, damaged several signs and billboards. Some light tree damage was also occurred.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindEbenezer$1,000The corner of a metal roof was torn back on an outbuilding on Farm Road 137 just northwest of Ebenezer. The report was received via social media.
May 2023HailEbenezer-Half dollar sized hail was reported.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-Winds were estimated at 60mph.
May 2022Flash FloodEbenezer-A water rescue was performed at Highway CC and Farm Road 139. No injuries were reported.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-High winds blew over one to two foot diameter trees, and pushed a garage door off its tracks.
March 2020Flash FloodEbenezer-State Highway CC was closed due to flooding at the Sims Branch.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-Some limbs were blown down by high winds.
May 2017HailEbenezer-This report was from mPING.
April 2017Flash FloodEbenezer-Several creeks and roads flooded rapidly.
October 2016HailEbenezer-Penny size hail was reported via MPING.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-A few trees were blown down near Farm Road 34 and Highway 13.
May 2015FloodEbenezer-Highway CC was closed east of Highway 13 due to flooding.
December 2015Flash FloodEbenezer-Several locations on Highway 13 between Couny Road O and Farm Road 44 had water over the road.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-An off duty NWS employee reported 60 mph wind gusts.
September 2009Flash FloodEbenezer-A CoCoRaHS observer measured 3.42 inches of rainfall from 3 to 6 PM. Water was 14 inches deep in fields at this location.
September 2009Flash FloodEbenezer-State Highway CC was closed in 3 locations between Highway 13 and Highway 65.
June 1994HailEbenezer-The county sheriff reported wind gusts to 60 mph and large hail at Ebenezer while a National Weather Service employee reported 0.75-inch diameter hail west of Springfield.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-The county sheriff reported wind gusts to 60 mph and large hail at Ebenezer while a National Weather Service employee reported 0.75-inch diameter hail west of Springfield.
April 2017HailEbenezer-no account filed
April 2012HailEbenezer-no account filed
June 2011HailEbenezer-no account filed
January 2008HailEbenezer-no account filed
May 2007HailEbenezer-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindEbenezer-no account filed
April 2003HailEbenezer-no account filed
August 2003HailEbenezer-no account filed
February 2000HailEbenezer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Avalon Park2.5 miles20
Glidewell2.7 miles20
Pleasant Valley3.3 miles20
Alsup4.0 miles17
Heady4.5 miles17
Hickory Barren4.6 miles23
Hackney4.7 miles21
Fruitland5.2 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 717374. 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.